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dessertspoon

dessertspoon noun: a unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately ten millilitres; a dessertspoonful.

dessertspoon: a unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or...
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Noun

dessertspoon (plural dessertspoons)

  1. A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately ten millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
    Synonyms:
    dsp., dstspn.
  2. More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon.
  3. (rare) An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.

dessertspoon meaning in Gujarati and Thai

dessertspoon in Gujarati

dessertspoon; tablespoon
ચમચો camco

dessertspoon in Thai

spoon
ช้อนหวาน

Synonyms of dessertspoon

Forms of dessertspoon

pluraldessertspoons
alternative formdessert spoon

Origin of dessertspoon

From dessert + spoon.

Questions about dessertspoon

What does dessertspoon mean?
Dessertspoon means a unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately ten millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
What is dessertspoon in Gujarati?
Dessertspoon in Gujarati is ચમચો (camco). See Dessertspoon meaning in Gujarati.
What part of speech is dessertspoon?
Dessertspoon is a noun.
What is the plural of dessertspoon?
The plural of dessertspoon is dessertspoons.

Words near dessertspoon in the dictionary

  1. dessertful
  2. dessertfuls
  3. dessertless
  4. dessertlike
  5. desserts
  6. dessertspoon
  7. dessertspoonful
  8. dessertspoonfuls
  9. dessertspoons
  10. dessertspoonsful
  11. dessertware

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: dessertspoon (page history and authors); ચમચો (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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