Saucers

/ˈsɔsərz/ noun

Definition

Small shallow dishes, usually placed under cups to catch drips, or any shallow dish-like objects.

Etymology

From Old French 'sauciere' (saucepan), derived from 'sauce,' ultimately from Latin 'salsa' (salted), around the 1400s.

Kelly Says

Flying saucers got their name because UFOs were described as disc-shaped like shallow saucers—a simple metaphor that stuck and became the iconic image of alien spacecraft.

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