dessertspoon

[ dih-zurt-spoon ]

/ dɪˈzɜrtˌspun /

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noun

a spoon intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon, used in eating certain desserts.

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Origin of dessertspoon

First recorded in 1800–10; dessert + spoon

Words nearby dessertspoon

Dessalines, Dessau, dessert, dessert fork, dessert knife, dessertspoon, dessertspoonful, dessert wine, dessiatine, destabilize, destain

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How to use dessertspoon in a sentence

If you wish to color it, you can put in a dessertspoon of burnt sugar.
The Cookery Blue Book|Society for Christian Work of the First Unitarian Church, San Francisco, California
Put rose water and sugar on top of each cake, after they are dropped with a dessertspoon on the pans.
The Cookery Blue Book|Society for Christian Work of the First Unitarian Church, San Francisco, California
Now fry the other onion in the dessertspoon of butter in another stew-pan.
The Curry Cook's Assistant|Daniel Santiagoe
When serving, add a quarter pint of milk and a dessertspoon or more of cream, and let it simmer.
The Curry Cook's Assistant|Daniel Santiagoe

British Dictionary definitions for dessertspoon

dessertspoon

/ (dɪˈzɜːtˌspuːn) /

noun

a spoon intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon

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