serving spoonful
serving spoonful noun: the amount that a serving spoon will hold.
Noun
serving spoonful (plural serving spoonfuls or serving spoonsful)
- The amount that a serving spoon will hold.
- When very hot, but not smoking, drop serving spoonsful of the batter into the hot oil and flatten to make 4-inch rounds; […]1984, Vilma Liacouras Chantiles, The New York Ethnic Food Market Guide & Cookbook, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →ISBN, page 355
- Depending on the size of your pan, pour one or several serving spoonsful of batter into the pan and cook until bubbles start breaking on the uncooked side, but the batter is still wet.1997, Madeleine Kamman, The New Making of a Cook: The Art, Techniques, and Science of Good Cooking, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow and Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 1027
Forms of serving spoonful
| plural | serving spoonfuls |
|---|---|
| plural | serving spoonsful |
| alternative form | serving-spoonful |
| alternative form | servingspoonful |
Origin of serving spoonful
From serving spoon + -ful.
Questions about serving spoonful
- What does serving spoonful mean?
- Serving spoonful means the amount that a serving spoon will hold.
- What part of speech is serving spoonful?
- Serving spoonful is a noun.
- What is the plural of serving spoonful?
- The plural of serving spoonful is serving spoonfuls.
Words near serving spoonful in the dictionary
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