scone

 
Pronunciation: /skɒn, skəʊn/

noun

  • a small unsweetened or lightly sweetened cake made from flour, fat, and milk and sometimes having added fruit.

Origin:

early 16th century (originally Scots): perhaps from Middle Dutch schoon(broot) 'fine (bread)'

There are two possible pronunciations of the word scone: the first rhymes with gone and the second rhymes with tone. In US English the pronunciation rhyming with tone is more common. In British English the two pronunciations traditionally have different regional and class associations, with the first pronunciation associated with the north of England and the northern working class, while the second is associated with the south and the middle class.