(ˈ)süp|sōⁿ noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, suspicion, conjecture, hint, trace, from Middle French sospeçon suspicion — more at suspicion
: a little bit : trace , touch
a soupçon of army rank had slipped … insidiously into his voice — J.D.Salinger
great learning flavored with … a soupçon of raillery — J.S.Schapiro