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soupspoon

soupspoon noun: a spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.

soupspoon: a spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon,...
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Noun

soupspoon (plural soupspoons)

  1. A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.
  2. A soupspoonful.

soupspoon meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Thai

soupspoon in Arabic

spoon for eating soup
مِلْعَقَة اَلْحَسَاء

soupspoon in Malay

spoon for eating soup
sudu sup

soupspoon in Indonesian

spoon for eating soup
sudu sup

soupspoon in Thai

spoon for eating soup
ช้อนซุป chɔ́ɔn-súp
More languagesFewer languages
soupspoon in Vietnamese
thìa xúp
soupspoon in Myanmar
ဟင်းသောက်ဇွန်း hang:saukjwan:

Forms of soupspoon

pluralsoupspoons
alternative formsoup spoon

Origin of soupspoon

From soup + spoon.

Questions about soupspoon

What does soupspoon mean?
Soupspoon means a spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.
What is soupspoon in Arabic?
Soupspoon in Arabic is مِلْعَقَة اَلْحَسَاء. See Soupspoon meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is soupspoon?
Soupspoon is a noun.
What is the plural of soupspoon?
The plural of soupspoon is soupspoons.

Words near soupspoon in the dictionary

  1. soupmaker
  2. soupmakers
  3. soups
  4. soups up
  5. soups-up
  6. soupspoon
  7. soupspoonful
  8. soupspoonfuls
  9. soupspoons
  10. soupspoonsful
  11. soupy

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