spoonful

[ spoon-fool ]
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noun,plural spoon·fuls.
  1. as much as a spoon can hold.

  2. a small quantity.

Origin of spoonful

1
First recorded in 1250–1300, spoonful is from the Middle English word sponeful.See spoon, -ful

usage note For spoonful

See -ful.

Other words from spoonful

  • half-spoonful, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for spoonful

spoonful

/ (ˈspuːnˌfʊl) /


nounplural -fuls
  1. the amount that a spoon is able to hold

  2. a small quantity

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