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spoonful

nounfemininegeneral usecommon/kuʎɨˈɾaðɐ/co·lhe·ra·da

Definition

1

The amount of substance (liquid or pasty) that fits in a spoon; the contents of a spoon.

Usage examples

“Add two spoonfuls of olive oil to the mixture.”
“She gave him a spoonful of cough syrup.”

Synonyms

Common combinations

a spoonful of souptwo spoonfuls of sugarheaping spoonful