teaspoon

CEFRA1

/ˈtiːˌspuːn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small spoon used for stirring drinks or measuring ingredients.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • A teaspoon of ground cinnamon is about two grams.

  • Did you add a tablespoon of salt? The recipe called for just a teaspoon!

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈtiˌspun/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To serve with a teaspoon.

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

More examples

In context

  • Add one teaspoon of paprika.

  • I teaspooned some sugar into my cup.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From tea + spoon.