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 dessertspoon soupspoon tablespoon

Etymology

From tea + spoon.

Topics

Food & Drink

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