teaspoon
verbEtymology From tea + spoon.
1
To serve with a teaspoon.
- I teaspooned some sugar into my cup.
teaspoon
nounUK /ˈtiːˌspuːn/ · US /ˈtiˌspun/
Etymology From tea + spoon.
1
A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.
2
A unit of measure, equivalent to one-third of a tablespoon or roughly five milliliters.
- Related terms
- dessertspoon, soupspoon, tablespoon