dessertspoon

noun — 3 senses

dessertspoon

noun

Etymology From dessert + spoon.

1

A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately ten millilitres; a dessertspoonful.

2

More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon.

3

Rare An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.

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