noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈtiːspuːnfəl/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A unit of capacity equal to the amount a teaspoon can hold which is taken approximately as 5 ml.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
as much as a teaspoon will hold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: teaspoon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: containerful
History
Etymology
From teaspoon + -ful.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
culleradeta
— unit of capacity
Danish:
teskefuld
— unit of capacity
Finnish:
teelusikallinen
— unit of capacity
Hungarian:
kávéskanálnyi
— unit of capacity
Irish:
lán taespúnóige
— unit of capacity
Irish:
taespúnóg
— unit of capacity
Russian:
ча́йная ло́жка
(čájnaja lóžka)
— unit of capacity