- See Also:
- - teary-eyed
  - Teasdale
  - tease
  - tease out
  - teasel
  - teasel family
  - teasel gourd
  - teaser
  - teashop
  - teaspoon
  - teaspoonful
  - teat
  - teataster
  - teatime
  - teazel
  - teazle
  - Tebaldi
  - Tebet
  - tebi-
  - TEC
  - tec
- Recent searches:
- View All

teaspoonful

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtiːspuːnfʊl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tē′spo̅o̅n fŏŏl′)

Inflections of 'teaspoonful' (n): npl: teaspoonfuls

tea•spoon•ful (tē′spo̅o̅n fŏŏl′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -fuls.

the amount a teaspoon can hold.
a volumetric measure equal to ¹⁄₆ fluid ounce (4.9 ml);
¹⁄₃ tablespoonful. Abbr.: t., tsp.

teaspoon + -ful 1725–35

-ful.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

teaspoonful /ˈtiːspuːnfʊl/

tea•spoon /ˈtiˌspun/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a small spoon used to stir tea and coffee, eat dessert, etc.
a cooking measure equal to 1/6 fluid ounce (4.9 ml).

tea•spoon ful, n. [countable], pl. -fuls.

tea•spoon (tē′spo̅o̅n′),USA pronunciation n.

a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
a teaspoonful.

tea + spoon 1680–90

'teaspoonful' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

teaspoon - coch. parv. - half-teaspoonful - T, t - TSP

Forum discussions with the word(s) "teaspoonful" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "teaspoonful".

Visit the English Only Forum.
Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

Look up "teaspoonful" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "teaspoonful" at dictionary.com

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/definition/teaspoonful

⇱ teaspoonful - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

teaspoonful