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tablespoon

UK/ˈteɪbəlˌspuːn/US/ˈteɪbəlˌspun/
nounB1+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,146 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: tablespoons

A tablespoon is the large spoon used for serving food. Two tablespoons of oil.

As a measure it is fifteen millilitres in Britain and varies elsewhere, which ruins recipes. A tablespoon is three teaspoons, which is worth knowing when one of them is missing.

Traumrune · CC BY-SA 3.0

Definitions of tablespoon

  1. 1nountablespoonThe large spoon used for serving food.B1+

    “Add a tablespoon of flour and stir it in.”

tablespoon is a spoon.

Where it comes from

From table + spoon.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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tablespoon in the wild

  • A tablespoon (tbsp., Tbsp., Tb., or T.) is a large spoon and a cooking measure of volume.

    Tablespoon

  • Several systems of units of measurement define a tablespoon.

    Tablespoon

  • The mixture is then poured into greased muffin forms (about 1/2 tablespoon each) and baked until they are firm but still without crust.

    Papo-de-anjo

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.