iced-tea spoon
- noun
- /ˈaɪst ti spuːn/
:
cucharita para té helado
- The waiter brought a tray with drinks and iced-tea spoons for stirring.
Examples
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She reached for an iced-tea spoon to mix the lemonade in her tall glass.
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The main part of the job, I remember, was getting sour cream for Mrs. Field, which she would eat with a long iced tea spoon.
Fiction book (2002) -
To enjoy your drink, use an iced-tea spoon to stir in the sugar.
Synonyms
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A small bowl-shaped tool with a handle used to eat or serve food
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A small spoon used to stir tea or coffee and measure about 5 milliliters
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A small spoon you use for stirring or measuring ingredients
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Morphology
iced-tea + spoon
The noun simply names a spoon used for iced tea, so its meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'iced-tea' + 'spoon'. Even if 'iced-tea' is not listed as a single dictionary entry, a B1 learner who knows 'iced'/'iced tea' and 'spoon' will readily infer that it is a long-handled spoon for stirring tall iced beverages.
Etymology
Iced-tea spoon comes from the simple picture of a long spoon made for a tall glass of iced-tea. Because the handle reaches the bottom to stir sugar or reach ice, the name means 'a long-handled teaspoon for tall cold drinks'.