Definition

1. Noun:
   • Spoon: A utensil with a shallow bowl and a handle, used for eating, stirring, or serving food. This is the primary and most common meaning.
   • Spoonful: The amount that a spoon can hold. This meaning is used when referring to a quantity of something.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Spoon):
  • Cô ấy dùng muỗng để ăn súp. (She uses a spoon to eat soup.)
  • Hãy đưa cho tôi một cái muỗng. (Please pass me a spoon.)
• Noun (Spoonful):
  • Công thức yêu cầu hai muỗng đường. (The recipe requires two spoonfuls of sugar.)
  • Uống một muỗng thuốc này ba lần một ngày. (Take one spoonful of this medicine three times a day.)

Advanced Usage

• "muỗng canh": tablespoon. A larger spoon used for serving or measuring.
  • Thêm một muỗng canh dầu ăn. (Add one tablespoon of cooking oil.)
• "muỗng cà phê": teaspoon. A smaller spoon used for stirring drinks or measuring.
  • Pha trà với một muỗng cà phê đường. (Brew tea with one teaspoon of sugar.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thìa: This is the more standard, formal word for "spoon" in Vietnamese. "Muỗng" is more common in Southern Vietnamese dialects, while "thìa" is used more in Northern dialects. They are generally interchangeable.
  • Thìa ăn cơm (Rice spoon)
• Muỗng múc canh: Soup ladle. A large, deep spoon with a long handle for serving soup.
  • Dùng muỗng múc canh để chia súp ra bát. (Use a soup ladle to serve the soup into bowls.)

Synonyms

• Thìa: Spoon (standard term).
• Laddle: Muỗng múc canh (specifically for a soup ladle).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

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Related Idioms

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1. (địa phương) Spoon
   • Muỗng canh
     A soup spoon. M
   • uỗng cà phê
     A coffee-spoon