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dessertspoon

noun

Etymology

From dessert + spoon.

  1. derived from *(s)peH-✻ — “chip, shaving, log, length of wood”
  2. inherited from *spēnuz✻ — “chip, flake, shaving”
  3. inherited from *spānu✻
  4. inherited from spōn — “sliver, chip of wood, shaving”
  5. inherited from spoon
  6. compounded as dessertspoon — “dessert + spoon”

Definitions

  1. A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or…

    A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.

  2. More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon.

  3. An item of cutlery

    An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA