soupspoon

soup·spoon

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soop-spoon]
- /ˈsupˌspun/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soop-spoon]
- /ˈsupˌspun/

Definitions of soupspoon word

noun soupspoon a large spoon, commonly having a rounded bowl, with which to eat soup. 1
noun soupspoon utensil used for eating soup 1
noun soupspoon a round spoon for eating soup 0
noun soupspoon a large-bowled spoon for eating soup 0

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Origin of soupspoon

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1695-1705; soup + spoon

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Parts of speech for Soupspoon

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Soupspoon

soupspoon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

soupspoon usage trend in Literature

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