dessertspoon

4.9

A measure of volume equal to about 10 millilitres or 2 teaspoons

noun
/dɪˈzɜrtˌspun/

: cucharada de postre

The recipe calls for two dessertspoons of olive oil.

Examples

She measured out a dessertspoon of honey to drizzle onto the pancakes.
Add one dessertspoon of sugar to the mixture and stir well.
I need a dessertspoon for the pudding.
Can you pass me a dessertspoon?
Add one dessertspoon of sugar to the mixture and stir well.
She measured out a dessertspoon of honey to drizzle onto the pancakes.
The recipe calls for two dessertspoon of olive oil.

Synonyms

spoon

vsdessertspoon

46 1.0

A small amount of food or liquid that fills a bowl-shaped tool

is a fixed culinary measure given in millilitres rather than a vague filling amount

spoonful

vsdessertspoon

26 1.0

An amount of something that fills a spoon

is a specific measure defined in millilitres rather than a loose amount

dessertspoonful

vsdessertspoon

4.8

The amount a dessert spoon can hold when cooking

is a fixed culinary measure often stated as about ten millilitres

How Much

cup

609 1.0

tablespoon

99 1.0

dessertspoon

4.9

teaspoon

83 1.0

Surface Forms

dessertspoon singular

dessertspoons plural

Morphology

dessertspoon = dessert + spoon (semi-transparent) = dessert + spoon

The components 'dessert' and 'spoon' are literal and recognizable, but the specialized conventional meaning as a unit of volume (≈10 ml) is a conventional extension that learners may not infer from the compound alone.

Etymology

The word dessertspoon comes from dessert, meaning a small sweet eaten 'after the meal', and spoon, meaning a small eating tool. That's why it first meant the spoon for dessert, and now a dessertspoon is also a small kitchen measure of about two teaspoons.