"tablespoon" meaning in English

See tablespoon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈteɪbəlˌspuːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], [-bɫ̩-] [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈteɪbəlˌspun/ [General-American], [-bɫ̩-] [General-American] Audio: en-us-tablespoon.ogg , en-au-tablespoon.ogg Forms: tablespoons [plural]
Etymology: From table + spoon. Etymology templates: {{af|en|table|spoon}} table + spoon Head templates: {{en-noun}} tablespoon (plural tablespoons)
  1. (Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl. Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Cutlery Synonyms: dessertspoon [Australia, New-Zealand, Northern-UK], dessert spoon Translations (a large spoon, used for eating food): супена лъжица (supena lǎžica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), cullera de sopa [feminine] (Catalan), 湯匙 /汤匙 (tong¹ ci⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 湯羹 /汤羹 (english: tong¹ gang¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 大湯匙 /大汤匙 (dà tāngchí) (Chinese Mandarin), 湯匙 /汤匙 (tāngchí) (Chinese Mandarin), lžíce [feminine] (Czech), polévková lžíce [feminine] (Czech), spiseske [common-gender] (Danish), eetlepel [masculine] (Dutch), soeplepel [masculine] (Dutch), supkulero (Esperanto), ruokalusikka (Finnish), cuillère à soupe [feminine] (French), grande cuillère [feminine] (French), Esslöffel [masculine] (German), κουτάλι (koutáli) [neuter] (Greek), κουτάλι σούπας (koutáli soúpas) [neuter] (Greek), כַּף [feminine] (Hebrew), evőkanál (Hungarian), matskeið [feminine] (Icelandic), söökkilusikka (Ingrian), spúnóg mhór [feminine] (Irish), cucchiaio da tavola [masculine] (Italian), さじ (saji) (Japanese), スプーン (supūn) (Japanese), テーブルスプーン (tēburusupūn) (Japanese), 큰스푼 (keunseupun) (Korean), valgomasis šaukštas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Iessläffel [masculine] (Luxembourgish), spein buird [masculine] (Manx), suppeskje [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian), Ätläpel [masculine] (Plautdietsch), łyżka [feminine] (Polish), łyżka stołowa [feminine] (Polish), colher [feminine] (Portuguese), colher de sopa [feminine] (Portuguese), столо́вая ло́жка (stolóvaja lóžka) [feminine] (Russian), ло́жка (lóžka) [feminine] (Russian), супова́я ло́жка (supovája lóžka) [feminine] (Russian), spàin-bhùird [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), ка̀шика [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), жли̏ца [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), лижка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), kàšika [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), žlȉca [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ližka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), lyžica [feminine] (Slovak), cuchara de sopa [feminine] (Spanish), cuchara [feminine] (Spanish), yemek kaşığı (Turkish), столо́ва ло́жка (stolóva lóžka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), muỗng canh (Vietnamese), fidaspun (Volapük), kutsara (Waray-Waray), llwy fwrdd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-tablespoon-en-noun-cP7VoBdT Disambiguation of Cutlery: 42 24 34 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English Disambiguation of 'a large spoon, used for eating food': 63 34 4
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, Northern UK) A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, Northern-UK Categories (topical): Cutlery
    Sense id: en-tablespoon-en-noun-4c5Uz1lg Disambiguation of Cutlery: 42 24 34 Categories (other): Australian English, British English, New Zealand English
  3. (cooking) A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one half fluid ounce or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Russia 18 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml. Categories (topical): Cooking, Cutlery, Units of measure Synonyms: tablespoonful, tbsp, tbs, f℥ss (english: apothecaries' notation), f℥ß (english: apothecaries' notation) Translations (Australia: a spoon for cooking): grydeske [common-gender] (Danish), keittolusikka (Finnish), louche [feminine] (French), cuiller à pot [feminine] (French), Kochlöffel [masculine] (German), κουτάλα (koutála) [feminine] (Greek), pune nui (Maori) Translations (a unit of measure): супена лъжица (supena lǎžica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), cullerada [feminine] (Catalan), polévková lžíce [feminine] (Czech), lžíce [feminine] (Czech), spiseske [common-gender] (Danish), spiseskefuld [common-gender] (Danish), eetlepel [masculine] (Dutch), supkulero (Esperanto), ruokalusikallinen (Finnish), ruokalusikka (Finnish), cuillère à soupe [feminine] (French), Esslöffel [masculine] (German), κουταλιά (koutaliá) [neuter] (Greek), κουταλιά της σούπας (koutaliá tis soúpas) [neuter] (Greek), ચમચો (camco) [masculine] (Gujarati), matskeið [feminine] (Icelandic), cucchiaiata [feminine] (Italian), 大さじ (ōsaji) (Japanese), kucharika [feminine] (Ladino), łyżka [feminine] (Polish), łyżka stołowa [feminine] (Polish), colher de sopa [feminine] (Portuguese), lingură [feminine] (Romanian), столо́вая ло́жка (stolóvaja lóžka) [feminine] (Russian), spàin-bhùird [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), cucharada [feminine] (Spanish), matsked [common-gender] (Swedish), ช้อนโต๊ะ (chɔ́ɔn-dtó) (Thai), yemek kaşığı (Turkish), llwy fwrdd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-tablespoon-en-noun-qxuIQ9E1 Disambiguation of Cutlery: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 34 15 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Ladino translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Volapük translations, Terms with Waray-Waray translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 24 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 33 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 24 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 24 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 26 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 27 30 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 25 27 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 26 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 22 27 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 22 27 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 28 29 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 28 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 24 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 25 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 22 25 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 26 28 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 26 26 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 24 25 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 25 26 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 23 27 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 31 25 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 20 25 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 20 30 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 26 27 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Ladino translations: 33 26 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 25 27 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 28 30 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 32 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 26 28 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 27 28 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 25 27 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 18 22 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 26 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 28 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 29 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 30 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 27 28 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 26 28 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 25 27 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 23 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 26 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 24 26 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 26 27 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 26 27 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 26 27 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 21 27 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Waray-Waray translations: 25 27 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 22 27 51 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'Australia: a spoon for cooking': 11 28 61 Disambiguation of 'a unit of measure': 9 0 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: table spoon, table-spoon Related terms: tablespoonful, cutlery, dessertspoon, dessert spoon, silverware, soupspoon, soup spoon, teaspoon, tea spoon

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Alternative forms

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          "word": "큰스푼"
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          "word": "łyżka"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "word": "colher"
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          "sense": "a large spoon, used for eating food",
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          "word": "colher de sopa"
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          "roman": "stolóvaja lóžka",
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          "roman": "lóžka",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "supovája lóžka",
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          "word": "супова́я ло́жка"
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "a large spoon, used for eating food",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "spàin-bhùird"
        },
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a large spoon, used for eating food",
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          "word": "ка̀шика"
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        {
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a large spoon, used for eating food",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "жли̏ца"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a large spoon, used for eating food",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "лижка"
        },
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a large spoon, used for eating food",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Australia: a spoon for cooking",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cuiller à pot"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Australia: a spoon for cooking",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kochlöffel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "koutála",
      "sense": "Australia: a spoon for cooking",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κουτάλα"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Australia: a spoon for cooking",
      "word": "pune nui"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "supena lǎžica",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "супена лъжица"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cullerada"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "polévková lžíce"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lžíce"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "spiseske"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "spiseskefuld"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eetlepel"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "word": "supkulero"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "word": "ruokalusikallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "word": "ruokalusikka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cuillère à soupe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Esslöffel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "koutaliá",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κουταλιά"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "koutaliá tis soúpas",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κουταλιά της σούπας"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "camco",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ચમચો"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "matskeið"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cucchiaiata"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōsaji",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "word": "大さじ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kucharika"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "łyżka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "łyżka stołowa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "colher de sopa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lingură"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stolóvaja lóžka",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "столо́вая ло́жка"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spàin-bhùird"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cucharada"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "matsked"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "chɔ́ɔn-dtó",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "word": "ช้อนโต๊ะ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "word": "yemek kaşığı"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a unit of measure",
      "word": "llwy fwrdd"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "tablespoon"
  ],
  "word": "tablespoon"
}

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