noun / verb
sop
A piece of food soaked in liquid.
She eats a sop of bread soaked in warm milk.
Etymology
Old English sopp named bread or another piece soaked in liquid. The modern noun retains that absorbent food portion.
More examples
- Soft sops of bread float in the onion soup.
- He lifts a dripping sop of bread from the broth.
- She sops up the gravy with a piece of bread.
Forms
sop · sops · sopped · sopping