soupçon

• soupcon

From the French soupçon. Doublet of suspection.

• IPA^(key): /suːpˈsɒn/, /suːpˈsɒ̃/

soupçon (plural soupçons)

1. A very small amount; a hint; a trace, slight idea; an inkling.

   Add a soupçon of red pepper.

   coffee with a soupçon of cognac

   No one is so depraved that a soupçon of goodness cannot be found in them.

2. (dated) A suspicion; a suggestion.

• (small amount): see also Thesaurus:modicum.

• “soupçon” at Wordnik

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From the Old French sospeçon, inherited from the Latin suspectiō. Not a doublet of suspicion.

• IPA^(key): /sup.sɔ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

soupçon m (plural soupçons)

1. suspicion; mistrust
2. a hint, a tad, a little bit (of something)

   ajoute un soupçon de cannelle

   Synonym: zeste

• soupçonner

• soupçonnable
• soupçonneux

• English: soupçon (borrowed)

• “soupçon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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