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tablespoonful

ta·ble·spoon·ful
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tey-buh l-spoon-foo l]
    • /ˈteɪ bəl spunˌfʊl/
    • /ˈteɪ.bl̩ˌspuːn.fʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tey-buh l-spoon-foo l]
    • /ˈteɪ bəl spunˌfʊl/

Definitions of tablespoonful word

  • noun plural tablespoonful the amount a tablespoon can hold. 1
  • noun plural tablespoonful a volumetric measure equal to ½ fluid ounce (14.8 ml), or three teaspoonfuls. Abbreviation: T., tbs., tbsp. 1
  • countable noun tablespoonful You can refer to an amount of food resting on a tablespoon as a tablespoonful of food. 0
  • noun tablespoonful the amount contained in a tablespoon 0
  • noun tablespoonful as much as a tablespoon will hold 0
See all 5 definitions of tablespoonful

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Origin of tablespoonful

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; tablespoon + -ful

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Parts of speech for Tablespoonful

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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tablespoonful popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% 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.

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