teaspoon
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
teaspoons
plural
teaspoons
Britannica Dictionary definition of TEASPOON
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1
:
a small spoon that is used especially for eating soft foods and stirring drinks
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compare tablespoon
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She stirred her coffee with a teaspoon.
2
a
:
a spoon that is used by cooks for measuring dry and liquid ingredients and that holds an amount equal to ¹/₆ fluid ounce or ¹/₃ tablespoon
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He measured the salt with a teaspoon.
b
:
the amount that a teaspoon will hold
:
teaspoonful
— abbreviation tsp.
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She put a teaspoon of sugar in her coffee.
