teaspoon B2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈtiˌspun/ UK /ˈtiːˌspuːn/ See IPA manual Freq #28831 Meanings 1 noun A small spoon used for stirring drinks like tea or coffee. She stirred her coffee with a teaspoon. 2 noun A unit of measurement in cooking, equal to about five millilitres. Add a teaspoon of salt to the mixture. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a unit of measurement in... teaspoonfultsp Word family Forms teaspoons Related forms dessertspoonsoupspoontablespoon Etymology AI details From tea + spoon. Topics Food & Drink Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # teaspoon **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtiˌspun/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtiːˌspuːn/ **Frequency rank:** 28831 ## Meanings 1. A small spoon used for stirring drinks like tea or coffee. 2. A unit of measurement in cooking, equal to about five millilitres. ## Examples - She stirred her coffee with a teaspoon. - Add a teaspoon of salt to the mixture. ## Related Forms - dessertspoon - soupspoon - tablespoon ## Etymology From tea + spoon. ## AI Etymology Teaspoon is from tea + spoon. In present-day use, it can mean a small spoon used for stirring drinks like tea or coffee, or a unit of measurement in cooking, equal to about five millilitres. ## Topics - Food & Drink - Mathematics & Measurement markdown