dessertspoon

dessertspoon

See also: dessert spoon

English

Alternative forms

• dessert spoon

Etymology

dessert +‎ spoon

Noun

dessertspoon (plural dessertspoons)

1. An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.
2. A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
3. More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon.

Translations

spoon

Finnish: jälkiruokalusikka French: cuillère à dessert (fr) f, cuiller à dessert (fr) f German: Dessertlöffel (de) m Japanese: デザートスプーン (dezātosupūn)

Norman: tchulyi à dêssèrt f (Jersey) Polish: łyżeczka (pl) f Russian: десе́ртная ло́жка f (desértnaja lóžka) Spanish: cuchara de postre f

unit of measure

Finnish: jälkiruokalusikallinen French: cuillère à dessert (fr) f, cuiller à dessert (fr) f

Polish: łyżeczka (pl) f Russian: десе́ртная ло́жка f (desértnaja lóžka)

volume

Finnish: jälkiruokalusikallinen French: cuillère à dessert (fr) f, cuillerée à dessert f, cuiller à dessert (fr) f

Polish: łyżeczka (pl) f