"Scone"

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Exsomnis said:
Main Entry: scone
Pronunciation: 'skOn, 'skän
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from Dutch schoonbrood fine white bread, from schoon pure, clean + brood bread
: a rich quick bread cut into usually triangular shapes and cooked on a griddle or baked on a sheet

Mirriam-Webster.

Actually if you go to the M-W site, it sounds like scaaaaan or "scan" in a Scottish accent if you prefer
 
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escape sanity said:
Actually if you go to the M-W site, it sounds like scaaaaan or "scan" in a Scottish accent if you prefer
That was from the M-W site. :confused:

It says 'skOn or 'skän, the sound clip is obviously the latter.
 
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