"measuring spoon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: measuring spoons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} measuring spoon (plural measuring spoons)
  1. a kitchen utensil used primarily to measure small volumes of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients. Wikipedia link: measuring spoon Categories (topical): Measuring instruments Translations (utensil to measure small volumes): mittalusikka (Finnish), mesurette [feminine] (French), cuillère à mesure [feminine] (French), koko ine (Maori), cuchara medidora [feminine] (Spanish), mått [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-measuring_spoon-en-noun-5NYKAAn3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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