"spoonable" meaning in English

See spoonable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spoonable.wav Forms: more spoonable [comparative], most spoonable [superlative]
Etymology: From spoon + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spoon|able}} spoon + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} spoonable (comparative more spoonable, superlative most spoonable)
  1. (cooking) Able to be dipped into with a spoon.
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