Standard Lemma guide

spoonful

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈspuːnfəl/
  • /ˈspuːnfʊl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Vietnamese: một muổng — amount a spoon will hold
Real reading context

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