Definition

Noun: A dessert spoon is a unit of volume or a piece of cutlery. As a unit of measurement, it is a spoonful equal to approximately 10 milliliters (two teaspoons). As a piece of cutlery, it is a spoon that is larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, typically used for eating desserts, cereals, or soups.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Cutlery):

  • Please set the table with a dessert spoon for the pudding.
  • She stirred her cereal with a dessert spoon.

• Noun (Measurement):

  • Add one dessert spoon of vanilla extract to the mixture.
  • The recipe calls for two dessert spoons of sugar.

Advanced Usage

• "dessertspoon" (as a single word): An alternative spelling for the unit of measurement.
  • The medicine dosage is one dessertspoon.

Variants and Related Words

• Dessertspoonful (n): The amount a dessert spoon holds.
  • He took a dessertspoonful of honey.

Synonyms

• Spoon (general term for the utensil).
• Spoonful (general term for the amount).

Notes on Different Meanings

1. Utensil: The primary meaning refers to the physical spoon used at the dining table.
2. Measurement: A secondary, more technical meaning used in cooking, recipes, and sometimes medicine to denote a specific volume.

Noun

1. a spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon