teaspoon

[tee-spoon]

noun

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

2. a teaspoonful.

teaspoon

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of teaspoon¹

First recorded in 1680–90; tea + spoon

Example Sentences

He warned that just "a teaspoon of faeces from an infected bird could kill a million turkeys".

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Idly she tapped the obelisk clock with the handle of her teaspoon.

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And since I’ve never been much of a traditionalist, I stirred in a few teaspoons of white miso.

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Treasury didn’t ask for a piece of the action, or management changes, or for that matter anything at all except for a teaspoon of out-of-the-money warrants and preferred stock.

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The resulting crumbs were fried in olive oil with ¼ teaspoon of Italian seasoning and grated Parmesan until crisp.

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