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soup·çon
(so͞op-sôN′, so͞op′sŏn′)n.
A very small amount; a trace: not a soupçon of mercy.
[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.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
soupçon
A French word for suspicion, used to mean a small amount.
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| Noun | 1. |  soupcon - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"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
[ˈsuːpsɔ̃] N (Culin) → pizca fwith 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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