noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈspuːnfəl/
/ˈspuːnfʊl/
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obsolete:/ˈspʌnfʊl/
CMU ARPABET:S P UW1 N F UH2 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
as much as a spoon will hold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he added two spoons of sugar
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spoon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: containerful
History
Etymology
From Middle English sponeful, sponefull, sponful, spone-ful, equivalent to spoon + -ful.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
lepelvol
— amount a spoon will hold
Arabic:
ملء ملعقَة
— amount a spoon will hold
Basque:
koilarakada
— amount a spoon will hold
Bulgarian:
лъжица
(lǎžica)
— amount a spoon will hold
Catalan:
cullerada
— amount a spoon will hold
Chinese Mandarin:
一匙的量
(yī chí de liàng)
— amount a spoon will hold
Czech:
lžíce
— amount a spoon will hold
Czech:
lžička
— amount a spoon will hold
Danish:
skefuld
— amount a spoon will hold
Dutch:
lepel
— amount a spoon will hold
Dutch:
lepelvol
— amount a spoon will hold
Esperanto:
ĉerpeto
— amount a spoon will hold
Estonian:
lusikatäis
— amount a spoon will hold
Finnish:
lusikallinen
— amount a spoon will hold
French:
cuillerée
— amount a spoon will hold
German:
Löffelvoll
— amount a spoon will hold
Greek:
κουταλιά
(koutaliá)
— amount a spoon will hold
Hungarian:
kanálnyi
— amount a spoon will hold
Icelandic:
skeið
— amount a spoon will hold
Icelandic:
skeiðarfylli
— amount a spoon will hold
Ido:
kulieredo
— amount a spoon will hold
Indonesian:
sendok
— amount a spoon will hold
Indonesian:
sesendok
— amount a spoon will hold
Ingrian:
lusikalliin
— amount a spoon will hold
Ingrian:
lusikka
— amount a spoon will hold
Irish:
lán spúnóige
— amount a spoon will hold
Italian:
cucchiaiata
— amount a spoon will hold
Italian:
cucchiaio
— amount a spoon will hold
Japanese:
スプーン一杯
(supūn-ippai)
— amount a spoon will hold
Korean:
숟가락 하나 가득
(sutgarak hana gadeuk)
— amount a spoon will hold
Lithuanian:
šaukštas
— amount a spoon will hold
Manx:
lane spein
— amount a spoon will hold
Marathi:
चमचाभर
(camcābhar)
— amount a spoon will hold
Norman:
tchul'lée
— amount a spoon will hold
Plautdietsch:
Läpelvoll
— amount a spoon will hold
Portuguese:
colherada
— amount a spoon will hold
Russian:
ло́жка
(lóžka)
— amount a spoon will hold
Scottish Gaelic:
làn na spàine
— amount a spoon will hold
Spanish:
cucharada
— amount a spoon will hold
Swedish:
sked
— amount a spoon will hold
Telugu:
గరిటెడు
(gariṭeḍu)
— amount a spoon will hold