tablespoonful

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈteɪbəlˌspunfʊl/ UK /ˈteɪbəlˌspuːnfʊl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the amount that a tablespoon holds, used as a measure

Add a tablespoonful of olive oil to the simmering sauce.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the amount that a... spoonful tablespoondollop

Word family

Related forms tablespoon spoon spoonful teaspoonful

Etymology

From tablespoon (table + spoon) + -ful. Table is from Latin tabula ('board, plank'); spoon is from Old English spōn ('chip, splinter of wood').

tabula Latin spōn Old English

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# tablespoonful

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈteɪbəlˌspunfʊl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈteɪbəlˌspuːnfʊl/

## Meanings
1. the amount that a tablespoon holds, used as a measure

## Examples
- Add a tablespoonful of olive oil to the simmering sauce.

## Synonyms
- spoonful
- tablespoon
- dollop

## Related Forms
- tablespoon
- spoon
- spoonful
- teaspoonful

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: tabula
- Root: spōn

## Etymology
From tablespoon (table + spoon) + -ful. Table is from Latin tabula ('board, plank'); spoon is from Old English spōn ('chip, splinter of wood').

## AI Etymology
Tablespoonful is from tablespoon (table + spoon) + -ful. Table is from Latin tabula ('board, plank'); spoon is from Old English spōn ('chip, splinter of wood'). Important recorded forms include tabula (Latin) and spōn (Old English). Morphologically, -ful marks possession, abundance, or tendency, so the word names something characterized by the base idea. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers the amount that a tablespoon holds, used as a measure. The wider family includes related words such as tablespoon, spoon, spoonful, and teaspoonful.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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