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teaspoonful

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

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  • /ˈtiːspuːnfəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: T IY1 S P UW2 N F AH0 L 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
  • Spanish: cucharadita — unit of capacity
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