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teaspoon

UK/ˈtiːˌspuːn//ˈtiˌspun/

teaspoon noun: a small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.

teaspoon: a small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass
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Noun

teaspoon (plural teaspoons)

  1. A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.
  2. A unit of measure, equivalent to one-third of a tablespoon in the United States or one-quarter of a tablespoon in Australia, or roughly five milliliters.
    Synonyms:
    teaspoonful, tsp, f℥j

Verb

teaspoon (third-person singular simple present teaspoons, present participle teaspooning, simple past and past participle teaspooned)

  1. (transitive) To serve with a teaspoon.
    • I teaspooned some sugar into my cup.

teaspoon meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Bengali and Kannada

teaspoon in Tamil

தேக்கரண்டி

teaspoon in Marathi

small spoon
छोटा चमचा choṭā camcā

teaspoon in Bengali

একক পরিমাপের একটি একক

teaspoon in Kannada

ಮಿಳ್ಳಿ, ಸಣ್ಣ ಚಮಚ, ಸಣ್ಣ ಚಮಚದಷ್ಟು ಪ್ರಮಾಣ
More languagesFewer languages
teaspoon in Tagalog
kutsarita
teaspoon in Arabic
مِلْعَقَة شَاي, مِلْعَقَة صَغِيرَة
teaspoon in Indonesian
sendok teh
teaspoon in Thai
ช้อนชา chɔ́ɔn-chaa

Examples of teaspoon in a sentence

  • We togetherised ourselves, and I used my teaspoon to build relationships.
  • In kindergarten, we needed thermoses of herb tea, cups, teaspoons and a container of müesli, sandwiches, etc.
  • In Australia, 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml, and there are 4 teaspoons in the Australian tablespoon.

All 15 example sentences with teaspoon

Synonyms of teaspoon

Forms of teaspoon

Noun
pluralteaspoons
Verb
third-person singular presentteaspoons
present participleteaspooning
past participleteaspooned
pastteaspooned

Plural of teaspoon: teaspoons

Origin of teaspoon

From tea + spoon.

Questions about teaspoon

What does teaspoon mean?
Teaspoon means a small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.
What is teaspoon in Tamil?
Teaspoon in Tamil is தேக்கரண்டி. See Teaspoon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is teaspoon?
Teaspoon can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce teaspoon?
Teaspoon is pronounced /ˈtiːˌspuːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of teaspoon?
The plural of teaspoon is teaspoons.

Words near teaspoon in the dictionary

  1. Teasley
  2. Teasleys
  3. teasling
  4. Teasmade
  5. Teasmades
  6. teaspoon
  7. teaspooned
  8. teaspoonful
  9. teaspoonfuls
  10. teaspooning
  11. teaspoons

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: teaspoon (page history and authors); teaspoon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); teaspoon (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); teaspoon (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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