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spoonable

adj

Etymology

From spoon + -able.

  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. suffixed as spoonable — “spoon + able”

Definitions

  1. Able to be dipped into with a spoon.

    • The batter should be spoonable but not pourable, essentially vegetables just moist enough to hold together.

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