teaspoon

American  

[tee-spoon] / ˈtiˌspun /

noun

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

2. a teaspoonful.

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teaspoon British  

/ ˈtiːˌspuːn /

noun

1. a small spoon used for stirring tea, eating certain desserts, etc

2. Also called: teaspoonful.  the amount contained in such a spoon

3. a unit of capacity used in cooking, medicine, etc, equal to about one fluid dram

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Etymology

Origin of teaspoon

First recorded in 1680–90; tea + spoon

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Example Sentences

The tiny bag containing Oscar's personalised treatment held 100 million CAR T-cells in just three teaspoons of liquid, and it took only a few minutes to infuse into his bloodstream.

From BBC

The new pyramid says that one meal should contain no more than 10 grams of added sugars, or about 2 teaspoons.

From MarketWatch

It’s no wonder the experience can feel oddly flat or stop-start, punctuated by small panics over whether it was two teaspoons or two tablespoons of red pepper flakes.

From Salon

Glazing, he figured, wasn’t the best option for ashes, since it used just a teaspoon of remains, a tiny fraction of the ashes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Spoon about a teaspoon of frosting over each cherry and cover it completely.

From Salon