tablespoon
English
/ˈteɪbəlˌspuːn/, /ˈteɪbəlˌspun/
noun
Definitions
- (Canada) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.
- (Australia) A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving.
- (cooking) A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.
Etymology
Affix from English table + English spoon.
Origin
English
spoon
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedtable English
- crosstable English
- dessertspoon English
- earspoon English
- entable English
- lifetable English
- metatable English
- midtable English
- multitable English
- pay table English
- pintable English
- readtable English
- round table English
- saltspoon English
- soupspoon English
- spoon English
- spoon excavator English
- spoon-feed English
- spoonable English
- spoonbait English
- spoonbender English
- spoonbending English
- spoonbill English
- spoonbilled English
- spoonbread English
- spooner English
- spoonflower English
- spoonful English
- spoonist English
- spoonless English
- spoonlike English
- spoonmeat English
- spoonplug English
- spoonways English
- spoonwing English
- spoonwise English
- spoonwood English
- spoonworm English
- spoonwort English
- spoony English
- steamtable English
- subtable English
- supertable English
- table English
- table board English
- table hockey English
- tablebook English
- tablecloth English
- tableful English
- tablehood English
- tablehopper English
- tableland English
- tableless English
- tablelike English
- tableman English
- tablemat English
- tablemate English
- tablement English
- tableness English
- tabler English
- tablescape English
- tableside English
- tablespace English
- tablespoonful English
- tablestone English
- tabletop English
- tabletopped English
- tableward English
- tablewards English
- tableware English
- tablewise English
- tablework English
- tabulate English
- teaspoon English
- timetable English
- turntable English
- wavetable English
- worktable English
- table French
- スプーン Japanese
- テーブル Japanese
- テーブルスプーン Japanese
- spoon Middle English
- table Middle English
- spúnóg Irish
- टेबल Hindi
- টেবিল Assamese
- টেবুল Assamese
- 스푼 Korean
- 테이블 Korean
- isipunu Zulu
- টেবিল Bengali
- tab Volapük
- spun Tok Pisin
- tebol Tok Pisin
- sipunu Swati
- spun Sranan Tongo
- spud Lushootseed
- chipunu Shona
- teburu Shona
- chepen Chuukese
- dorbe Mohegan-Pequot
- shivun Kumak
- spoon
- table
- spoony
- tabler
- spooner
- entable
- tablemat
- tableful
- pintable
- subtable
- bedtable
- tableman
- tabletop
- spoonist
- teaspoon
- earspoon
- spoonful
- tabulate
- midtable
- tablehood
- tablement
- spoonways
- spoonplug
- tablemate
- tablewise
- metatable
- spoonwing
- spoonmeat
- lifetable
- soupspoon
- spoonable
- spoonbait
- spoonwood
- tableness
- tableward
- tableware
- timetable
- worktable
- tableside
- pay table
- tableland
- tablelike
- saltspoon
- spoonless
- wavetable
- tablework
- turntable
- spoonbill
- spoonwort
- spoonlike
- tableless
- spoonwise
- tablebook
- readtable
- spoonworm
- multitable
- tablecloth
- crosstable
- tablestone
- supertable
- tablespace
- tablewards
- spoonbread
- spoon-feed
- tablescape
- steamtable
- table board
- round table
- spoonflower
- spoonbilled
- spoonbender
- tablehopper
- tabletopped
- table hockey
- dessertspoon
- spoonbending
- tablespoonful
- spoon excavator