Any synonym?

[faryan]

Hi everyone!

Is/Are there any other word/s in English to be synonymuously used for saucer?

 

[Raymott]

Yes: flying saucer = flying disk.
But you probably mean the saucer that you put a cup on. I don't think so. Why do you need one?

 

[faryan]

Yes: flying saucer = flying disk.
But you probably mean the saucer that you put a cup on. I don't think so. Why do you need one?

Thanks for the answer. Actually I heard something strange about the origin of a word. I heard that 'nalbaki' or 'nalbeki' is originally an English word. It means saucer. Does such a thing exist in English? or at least something like those?

 

[lotus888]

Sometimes we just call it a cup on a dish (saucer).


--lotus

 

[bhaisahab]

Thanks for the answer. Actually I heard something strange about the origin of a word. I heard that 'nalbaki' or 'nalbeki' is originally an English word. It means saucer. Does such a thing exist in English? or at least something like those?

No.

 

[bhaisahab]

Sometimes we just call it a cup on a dish.


--lotus

I've never heard that.

 

[lotus888]

Well, it's pretty common to hear that someone has a teacup dish as part of a teacup set in the cupboard.

Saucer is certainly correct. But a teacup dish is also used as well. The OP asked for a synonym.



http://gotheborg.com/qa/teacupwithcover.shtml

http://www.istockphoto.com/photo/traditional-teacup-dish-and-spoon-25420494



--lotus

 

[MikeNewYork]

I would only use "dish" if they didn't match.

 

[lotus888]

Yes, cup and saucer go together.

For some reason, saucer is not a common word used in my household. Perhaps it's a bit formal, or it reminds us of a flying saucer.

But your reason might be why we call it a dish! Our cup dishes rarely match the cup!



--lotus

 

[MikeNewYork]

In my family we used mugs. Nothing matched.

 

[Tdol]

I heard that 'nalbaki' or 'nalbeki' is originally an English word. It means saucer. Does such a thing exist in English? or at least something like those?

Not that I have come across.

 

[emsr2d2]

For me, a saucer always has a small recessed circle in the centre into which the bottom of the teacup fits. I have never heard or used the word "dish" for the piece of crockery under a teacup. A dish is somewhere between a plate and a bowl if it's relatively small, and it's a large serving bowl if used in the middle of the table for people to serve themselves/each other from.