soupçon

soup·çon

 (so͞op-sôN′, so͞op′sŏn′)

n.

A very small amount; a trace: not a soupçon of mercy.

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[French, from Old French sospeçon, suspicion, from Latin suspectiō, suspectiōn-, fear, from suspectus, past participle of suspicere, to suspect; see suspect.]

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soupçon

(supsɔ̃)

n

a slight amount; dash

[C18: from French, ultimately from Latin suspicio suspicion]

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soup•çon

(supˈsɔ̃, ˈsup sɔ̃)

n.

a slight trace, as of a seasoning; hint.

[1760–70; < French: a suspicion, Old French sospeçon < Late Latin suspectiōnem, acc. of suspectiō, for Latin suspīciō suspicion]

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Soupçon

 of justice, 1849; of sense, 1849.

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soupçon

A French word for suspicion, used to mean a small amount.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

soupcon - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" mite, tinge, jot, hint, pinch, speck, touch small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude snuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time

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soupçon

noun

A slight amount or indication:

breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, intimation, semblance, shade, shadow, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper.

Informal: whisker.

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Translations

soupçon

[ˈsuːpsɔ̃] N (Culin) → pizca f
with a soupçon of ginger → con una pizca de jengibre
with a soupçon of cream → con un chorrito de nata or (LAm) crema

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soupçon

n (of spice etc) → Spur f; (of irony etc) → Anflug m; (of melancholy) → Hauch m, → Spur f; sauce? — just a soupçon → Soße? — (ja bitte, nur) ganz wenig

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soupçon

[ˈsuːps#xf5;n] n (frm, hum) → ombra

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