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Definition of teaspoon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a teaspoon

teaspoon

noun

teaspoon pronunciation English

ˈtiːspuːn

teaspoon pronunciation American

ˈtiːspuːn

1 a small spoon for putting sugar into tea and other drinks2 (also teaspoonful

teaspoonful pronunciation English

ˈtiːspuːnfʊl teaspoonful pronunciation American

teaspoonful pronunciation American

ˈtiːspuːnfʊl

) (abbr. tsp) the amount a teaspoon can holdAdd two teaspoons of salt.a teaspoonful of sugar