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teaspoon

noun
/ˈtiːˌspuːn/UK/ˈtiˌspun/US

Etymology

From tea + 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 teaspoon — “tea + spoon”

Definitions

  1. A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.

  2. A unit of measure, equivalent to one-third of a tablespoon or roughly five milliliters.

  3. To serve with a teaspoon

    • I teaspooned some sugar into my cup.

The neighborhood

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