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tablespoon.

A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈteɪbəlˌspuːn/Received-Pronunciation[-bɫ̩-]Received-Pronunciation/ˈteɪbəlˌspun/General-American[-bɫ̩-]General-American
  1. A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.

    Canada · US
  2. A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving.

    Australia · New-Zealand · Northern-UK
  3. A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one half fluid ounce or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Russia 18 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Middle English table English table English spoon English tablespoon From table + spoon.

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