Tablespoon

//ˈteɪbəlˌspuːn//

Synonyms for "tablespoon" (22 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(3 words)

tablespoonful dessert spoon dessertspoon

cutlery dessertspoon

Strong matches (6)

flatware fork hollow ware knife

Noun(2 words)

f℥ss f℥ß

Related words (11)

ladle measure quart silver silver plate silverware spoon tablespoonful tableware

Noun(2 words)

tbs tbsp

Related word relations

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13 relation types

More general

2 entries

containerful spoon

Synonyms

2 entries

dessertspoon tablespoonful

Related terms

9 entries

cutlery dessert spoon dessertspoon silverware soup spoon soupspoon tablespoonful tea spoon teaspoon

at location

5 entries

china cabinet drawer kitchen kitchen drawer silverware drawer

capable of

1 entries

hold 3 teaspoons

derived from

2 entries

spoon table

distinct from

1 entries

fork

has a

1 entries

greater volume than teaspoon

has context

6 entries

australia canada cooking new zealand northern uk us

is a

9 entries

bigger than teaspoon containerful larger quantity than teaspoon larger than teaspoon measurement measuring device measuring spoon spoon unit of measure

receives action

2 entries

found in kitchen used as measure in cooking

related to

50 entries

baking baking measurement bigger bowl cooking cooking measurement cutlery dessertspoon eating eating utensil fork fork knife kind kitchen kitchen measure knife

Showing 16 of 50 words.

used for

15 entries

drinking soup dry or liquid measurement when cooking eat soup eating ice cream measure amounts of substance measure medicine measure spices measuring mixing food prepare food put sugar in tea serving food stir liquid stirring stirring soup in pot

Translations

95 translations across 46 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

супена лъжица noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
супена лъжица noun (a unit of measure)

Catalan

2 entries

cullera de sopa noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
cullerada noun (a unit of measure)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

湯匙 /汤匙 noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
湯羹 /汤羹 noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

大湯匙 /大汤匙 noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
湯匙 /汤匙 noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Czech

4 entries

lžíce noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
lžíce noun (a unit of measure)
polévková lžíce noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
polévková lžíce noun (a unit of measure)

Danish

4 entries

grydeske noun (Australia: a spoon for cooking)
spiseske noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
spiseske noun (a unit of measure)
spiseskefuld noun (a unit of measure)

Dutch

3 entries

eetlepel noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
eetlepel noun (a unit of measure)
soeplepel noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Esperanto

2 entries

supkulero noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
supkulero noun (a unit of measure)

Finnish

4 entries

keittolusikka noun (Australia: a spoon for cooking)
ruokalusikallinen noun (a unit of measure)
ruokalusikka noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
ruokalusikka noun (a unit of measure)

French

4 entries

cuiller à pot noun (Australia: a spoon for cooking)
cuillère à soupe noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
cuillère à soupe noun (a unit of measure)
grande cuillère noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Georgian

1 entries

სუფრის კოვზი noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

German

3 entries

Esslöffel noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
Esslöffel noun (a unit of measure)
Kochlöffel noun (Australia: a spoon for cooking)

Greek

4 entries

κουτάλα noun (Australia: a spoon for cooking)
κουτάλι noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
κουτάλι σούπας noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
κουταλιά noun (a unit of measure)

Gujarati

1 entries

ચમચો noun (a unit of measure)

Hebrew

1 entries

כַּף noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Hungarian

1 entries

evőkanál noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Icelandic

2 entries

matskeið noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
matskeið noun (a unit of measure)

Ingrian

1 entries

söökkilusikka noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Irish

1 entries

spúnóg mhór noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Italian

2 entries

cucchiaiata noun (a unit of measure)
cucchiaio da tavola noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Japanese

4 entries

さじ noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
スプーン noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
テーブルスプーン noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
大さじ noun (a unit of measure)

Korean

1 entries

테이블스푼 noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Ladino

1 entries

kucharika noun (a unit of measure)

Lithuanian

1 entries

valgomasis šaukštas noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Iessläffel noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Manx

1 entries

spein buird noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Marathi

1 entries

मोठा चमचा noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Māori

1 entries

pune nui noun (Australia: a spoon for cooking)

Norwegian

1 entries

suppeskje noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Ätläpel noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Polish

4 entries

łyżka noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
łyżka noun (a unit of measure)
łyżka stołowa noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
łyżka stołowa noun (a unit of measure)

Portuguese

3 entries

colher noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
colher de sopa noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
colher de sopa noun (a unit of measure)

Romanian

1 entries

lingură noun (a unit of measure)

Russian

4 entries

ло́жка noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
столо́вая ло́жка noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
столо́вая ло́жка noun (a unit of measure)
супова́я ло́жка noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

spàin-bhùird noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
spàin-bhùird noun (a unit of measure)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

kàšika noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
ližka noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
žlȉca noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
жли̏ца noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Slovak

1 entries

lyžica noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Spanish

3 entries

cuchara noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
cuchara de sopa noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
cucharada noun (a unit of measure)

Swedish

1 entries

matsked noun (a unit of measure)

Thai

1 entries

ช้อนโต๊ะ noun (a unit of measure)

Turkish

2 entries

yemek kaşığı noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
yemek kaşığı noun (a unit of measure)

Ukrainian

1 entries

столо́ва ло́жка noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Vietnamese

1 entries

muỗng canh noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Volapük

1 entries

fidaspun noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Waray-Waray

1 entries

kutsara noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)

Welsh

2 entries

llwy fwrdd noun (a large spoon, used for eating food)
llwy fwrdd noun (a unit of measure)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In the United States, a tablespoon is equivalent to three teaspoons.

Source: tatoeba (2399387)

Did you add a tablespoon of salt? The recipe called for just a teaspoon!

Source: tatoeba (2399388)

Tom poured some cough medicine into a tablespoon.

Source: tatoeba (2957696)

Mary likes to make a quick Persian mustard salad dressing with 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon of white wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, salt, and pepper.

Source: tatoeba (6602636)

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