tablespoon

A2 Topic:Food & Drink

US /ˈteɪbəlˌspun/ UK /ˈteɪbəlˌspuːn/ See IPA manual

Freq #49135

Meanings

1

noun
A large spoon used for serving food or for measuring in cooking.

Add two tablespoons of sugar to the mixture.
2

noun
The amount that such a spoon can hold.

Stir in a tablespoon of olive oil.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a large spoon used for... tablespoonfultbsp

Word family

Forms tablespoons

Related forms cutlery dessertspoon silverware soupspoon tablespoonful teaspoon

Etymology

From table + spoon.

Topics

Food & Drink

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