soupçon
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[edit] English
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From French soupçon
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- IPA: /susɒn/
[edit] Noun
soupçon (plural soupçons)
- A very small amount; a hint; a trace.
- 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 him.
- (dated) A suspicion; a suggestion.
- I have the soupçon that he is a good deal of a charlatan.
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- “soupçon” at Wordnik
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
Old French sospeçon, from Latin suspectio
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[edit] Noun
soupçon m. (plural soupçons)
