spoon
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- noun
- /spuːn/
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cucharada
- The Counterman selects a minuscule plastic spoon of caviar and begins to put it into a tiny glass jar.
You're going to get the big full spoon of Mayo.
- You're going to get the big full spoon of Mayo.
Examples
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Have yourself another spoon of gravy.
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Just for a cup of flour and a spoon of lard.
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Boy, it has a full spoon of salt.
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Miguel sets a small bottle of medicine and a spoon down in front of Troy.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm squatting on the floor, measuring into my glass the two full spoons I need this morning.
Fiction book (1994) -
The four of them have spoon bread and coffee while Plummy waits, tight-faced, in the car.
Fiction book (1990) -
Cal dumped another packet of sugar into his iced tea and spun his spoon around.
Fiction book (1997) -
As the girl licks a spoon of fudge, she sees Francesca looking at her and smiles back.
Fiction book (1995) -
Eleanor fished a set of copper measuring spoons from her pocket and dangled them between us.
Fiction book (1995) -
He added a large spoon of sugar to his tea.
Synonyms
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A small amount that a deep spoon holds
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An amount of something that fills a spoon
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An amount that fits a teaspoon for cooking or medicine
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An amount that fills a tablespoon used for cooking or medicine
The amount a dessert spoon can hold when cooking
A measure of volume equal to about 10 millilitres or 2 teaspoons
A small amount of salt equal to about a quarter teaspoon
Idioms
Compounds
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A spoon larger than a teaspoon but smaller than a tablespoon that you use for eating desserts
- UK
A prize often a small wooden object for the person or team finishing last in a competition
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Etymology
Spoon meaning 'an amount that fills a spoon' comes from the eating tool itself — people used the utensil to measure small amounts in cooking, so a spoon also became the name for a small measured amount.