cough drop

noun
UK: /kɒf drɒp/
US: /kɔːf drɑːp/

  1. A small, flavored medicine that you suck on to soothe a sore throat or stop a cough.

    1. I need a cough drop for my sore throat it really hurts.
    2. Because of my terrible cough, I took a cough drop before the important meeting.

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The phonetic transcription of "cough drop" is /kɒf drɒp/ in British English and /kɔːf drɑːp/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "cough drop": "I need a cough drop for my sore throat it really hurts.". More examples on the page.