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tea·spoon·ful
(tē′spo͞on-fo͝ol′)n. pl. tea·spoon·fuls
The amount that a teaspoon can hold.
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teaspoonful
(ˈtiːspuːnfʊl)n
another word for teaspoon2
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tea•spoon•ful
(ˈti spunˌfʊl)n., pl. -fuls.
1. the amount a teaspoon can hold.
[1725–35]
usage: See -ful.
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| Noun | 1. | teaspoonful - as much as a teaspoon will hold containerful - the quantity that a container will hold |
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Translations
مقِدار مِلْعَقَة شاي
lžička
teskefuld
kávéskanálnyi
teskeiîarfylli
çay kaşığı dolusu
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
teaspoonful
[ˈtiːspuːnfʊl] n → cuillerée f à caféa teaspoonful of sugar → une cuillerée à café de sucretea strainer n → passe-thé m inv
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tea
(tiː) noun1. a type of plant grown in Asia, especially India, Ceylon and China, or its dried and prepared leaves. I bought half a kilo of tea.
2. a drink made by adding boiling water to these. Have a cup of tea!
3. a cup etc of tea. Two teas, please!
4. a small meal in the afternoon (afternoon tea) or a larger one in the early evening, at which tea is often drunk. She invited him to tea.
ˈtea-bag a small bag or sachet of thin paper containing tea, on to which boiling water is poured in a pot or cup.
ˈteacup noun a cup, usually of medium size, in which tea is served.
ˈtea-party noun – plural ˈtea-parties – an afternoon party at which tea is usually served. She has been invited to a tea-party.
ˈteapot noun a pot with a spout used for making and pouring tea.
ˈtearoom noun a restaurant where tea, coffee, cakes etc are served.
ˈtea-set, ˈtea-service nouns a set of cups, saucers and plates, sometimes with a teapot and milk-jug.
ˈteaspoon noun1. a small spoon for use with a teacup. I need a teaspoon to stir my tea.
2. a teaspoonful. a teaspoon of salt.
ˈteaspoonful noun an amount that fills a teaspoon. two teaspoonfuls of salt.
ˈtea-time noun the time in the late afternoon or early evening at which people take tea. He said he would be back at tea-time.
ˈtea-towel noun a cloth for drying dishes after they have been washed eg after a meal.
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teaspoonful
n (pl -fuls) cucharadita, 5 mlEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.