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dessertspoonful

des·sert·spoon·ful
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-zurt-spoon-foo l]
    • /dɪˈzɜrt spunˌfʊl/
    • /dɪˈzɜːtˌspuːn.fʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-zurt-spoon-foo l]
    • /dɪˈzɜrt spunˌfʊl/

Definitions of dessertspoonful word

  • countable noun dessertspoonful You can refer to an amount of food resting on a dessertspoon as a dessertspoonful of food. 3
  • noun dessertspoonful the quantity that a dessertspoon will hold 3
  • noun plural dessertspoonful as much as a dessertspoon can hold: 2½ fluid drams. 1
  • noun dessertspoonful A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2½ fluidrams. 1
See all 4 definitions of dessertspoonful

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Origin of dessertspoonful

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; dessertspoon + -ful

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Parts of speech for Dessertspoonful

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Dessertspoonful

dessertspoonful popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dessertspoonful usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dessertspoonful

noun dessertspoonful

  • spoonful — as much as a spoon can hold.
Just one Synonym for dessertspoonful

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