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teaspoon

noun · verb · 5 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈtiːˌspuːn/
  • US: /ˈtiˌspun/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: T IY1 S P UW2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.

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

A unit of measure, equivalent to one-third of a tablespoon or roughly five milliliters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: teaspoonful, tsp, f℥j

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To serve with a teaspoon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • I teaspooned some sugar into my cup.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spoon

Narrower terms: iced-tea spoon

5

noun

Meaning 5

as much as a teaspoon will hold

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: teaspoonful

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: containerful

History

Etymology

From tea + spoon.

Across languages

Translations

111 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: teelepel — small spoon
  • Arabic: مِلْعَقَة شَاي — small spoon
  • Arabic: مِلْعَقَة صَغِيرَة — small spoon
  • Bulgarian: чаена лъжичка (čaena lǎžička) — small spoon
  • Catalan: cullereta — small spoon
  • Chinese Cantonese: 茶匙 (caa4 ci4) — small spoon
  • Chinese Cantonese: 茶羹 — small spoon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 茶匙 (cháchí) — small spoon
  • Czech: čajová lžička — small spoon
  • Danish: teske — small spoon
  • Danish: teskefuld — small spoon
  • Dutch: theelepeltje — small spoon
  • Dutch: theelepel — small spoon
  • Dutch: koffielepel — small spoon
  • Estonian: teelusikas — small spoon
  • Faroese: teskeið — small spoon
  • Finnish: teelusikka — small spoon
  • French: cuillère à café — small spoon
  • French: petite cuillère — small spoon
  • Galician: culleriña — small spoon
  • Georgian: ჩაის კოვზი (čais ḳovzi) — small spoon
  • Georgian: ჩაის კოვზები (čais ḳovzebi) — small spoon
  • German: Teelöffel — small spoon
  • Greek: κουταλάκι του γλυκού (koutaláki tou glykoú) — small spoon
  • Hebrew: כפית (kapit) — small spoon
  • White Hmong: rab diav kav fes — small spoon
  • Hunsrik: Teeleffel — small spoon
  • Icelandic: teskeið — small spoon
  • Irish: spúnóg bheag — small spoon
  • Irish: taespúnóg — small spoon
  • Italian: cucchiaino da tè — small spoon
  • Japanese: ティースプーン (tīsupūn) — small spoon
  • Japanese: 茶匙 (chasaji) — small spoon
  • Korean: 찻숟가락 (chatsutgarak) — small spoon
  • Korean: 티스푼 (tiseupun) — small spoon
  • Ladino: kucharika — small spoon
  • Lao: ບ່ວງຊາ (būang sā) — small spoon
  • Lithuanian: šaukštelis — small spoon
  • Lithuanian: arbatinis šaukštelis — small spoon
  • Luxembourgish: Téiläffel — small spoon
  • Macedonian: лажичка (lažička) — small spoon
  • Maltese: kuċċarina — small spoon
  • Māori: tīpūnu — small spoon
  • Marathi: छोटा चमचा (choṭā camcā) — small spoon
  • Norman: tchulyi à thée — small spoon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: teskje — small spoon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: teskei — small spoon
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: teskei — small spoon
  • Pannonian Rusyn: ложичка (ložička) — small spoon
  • Plautdietsch: Teeläpel — small spoon
  • Polish: łyżeczka — small spoon
  • Polish: łyżeczka do herbaty — small spoon
  • Portuguese: colher de chá — small spoon
  • Romanian: linguriță — small spoon
  • Russian: ча́йная ло́жка (čájnaja lóžka) — small spoon
  • Russian: ло́жечка (lóžečka) — small spoon
  • Scottish Gaelic: spàin-teatha — small spoon
  • Serbo-Croatian: кашичица — small spoon
  • Serbo-Croatian: лижица — small spoon
  • Serbo-Croatian: жличица — small spoon
  • Serbo-Croatian: kašičica — small spoon
  • Serbo-Croatian: ližica — small spoon
  • Serbo-Croatian: žličica — small spoon
  • Slovak: lyžička — small spoon
  • Sotho: kgabana — small spoon
  • Spanish: cucharilla — small spoon
  • Swahili: kijiko cha chai — small spoon
  • Swedish: tesked — small spoon
  • Tagalog: kutsarita — small spoon
  • Turkish: çay kaşığı — small spoon
  • Unami: èmhòn'tët — small spoon
  • Volapük: tiedaspun — small spoon
  • Waray-Waray: kutsarita — small spoon
  • Bulgarian: чаена лъжичка (čaena lǎžička) — unit of measure
  • Catalan: culleradeta — unit of measure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勺 (sháo) — unit of measure
  • Czech: čajová lžička — unit of measure
  • Danish: teske — unit of measure
  • Danish: teskefuld — unit of measure
  • Dutch: theelepel — unit of measure
  • Finnish: teelusikallinen — unit of measure
  • Finnish: teelusikka — unit of measure
  • French: cuillère à café — unit of measure
  • Galician: culleradiña — unit of measure
  • Georgian: ჩაის კოვზი (čais ḳovzi) — unit of measure
  • Georgian: ჩაის კოვზები (čais ḳovzebi) — unit of measure
  • German: Teelöffel — unit of measure
  • Greek: κουταλάκι του γλυκού (koutaláki tou glykoú) — unit of measure
  • Irish: spúnóg bheag — unit of measure
  • Irish: taespúnóg — unit of measure
  • Japanese: 小さじ (kosaji) — unit of measure
  • Korean: 작은술 (jageunsul) — unit of measure
  • Lao: ບ່ວງຊາ (būang sā) — unit of measure
  • Macedonian: кафена лажичка (kafena lažička) — unit of measure
  • Maltese: kuċċarina — unit of measure
  • Māori: tīpūnu — unit of measure
  • Norwegian Bokmål: teskje — unit of measure
  • Norwegian Bokmål: teskei — unit of measure
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: teskei — unit of measure
  • Polish: łyżeczka — unit of measure
  • Portuguese: colher de chá — unit of measure
  • Russian: ча́йная ло́жка (čájnaja lóžka) — unit of measure
  • Scottish Gaelic: spàin-teatha — unit of measure
  • Spanish: cucharada de té — unit of measure
  • Spanish: cucharadita — unit of measure
  • Swahili: kijiko cha chai — unit of measure
  • Swedish: teskedsmått — unit of measure
  • Tagalog: kutsarita — unit of measure
  • Thai: ช้อนชา (chɔ́ɔn-chaa) — unit of measure
  • Turkish: çay kaşığı — unit of measure
  • Waray-Waray: kutsarita — unit of measure