SOUPÇON


Meaning of SOUPÇON in English

/ ˈsuːpsɒn; NAmE ˈ-sɑːn/ noun

[ sing. ] (from French , sometimes humorous ) a very small amount

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: French , from Old French souspeçon , from medieval Latin suspectio , from suspicere mistrust.

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