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spoon
CEFRA1
/spuːn/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A tool with a small bowl used for eating or serving.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful.
Examples
Donna was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
Could we have a spoon?
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Also pronounced
- [ˈspʊu̯n]
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsAn implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
An implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon.
A wooden-headed golf club with moderate loft, similar to the modern fairway wood.
More examples
In contextSarah spooned some apple sauce onto her plate.
He must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
While Ms. Fly was with Sharon in the kitchen, Sharon asked the defendant for a “spoon of drugs.” Defendant refused and stated that he did not know where drugs could be obtained.
Quick test
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Origin
noun
From Middle English spoon, spoune, spone, spon (“spoon, chip of wood”), from Old English spōn (“sliver, chip of wood, shaving”), from Proto-West Germanic *spānu, from Proto-Germanic *spēnuz (“chip, flake, shaving”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peH- (“chip, shaving, log, length of wood”). Cognate with Scots spun, spon (“spoon, shingle”), West Frisian spoen (“chip”), Dutch spaan (“chip, flinders”), German Span (“chip, flake, shaving”), Swedish spån (“chip, flake”), Norwegian Nynorsk spon (“chip, spoon”), Faroese spónur (“wood chip; spoon”), Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”)(though the connection to the Greek is likely impossible by modern reconstructions of PIE). Eclipsed non-native Middle...