noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:smôr
General-American:/ˈsmɔɹ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsmɔː/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
smōrrhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
/ˈsmo(ː)ɹ/rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
/ˈsmoə/non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
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noun
Meaning 1
A snack food made by combining graham crackers, marshmallows (frequently toasted) and chocolate, a typical camping fireside treat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
Examples
1990, Margaret Kenda, Cooking Wizardry for Kids S’Mores are a traditional favorite cook-out food with Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.
2003, Sheri Joseph, Bear Me Safely Over She bit into the s’more, and the melted marshmallow goo fell over her lip, onto her chin.
2003, Cynthia Kaplan, I’m Like This I’d had too many s’mores.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
A contraction of some more, so called because they are meant to be so tasty that one always wants some more.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
