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dessertspoon

[ dih-zurt-spoon ]

noun

  1. a spoon intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon, used in eating certain desserts.


dessertspoon

/ dɪˈzɜːtˌspuːn /

noun

  1. a spoon intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dessertspoon1

First recorded in 1800–10; dessert + spoon
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Example Sentences

If you wish to color it, you can put in a dessertspoon of burnt sugar.

Put rose water and sugar on top of each cake, after they are dropped with a dessertspoon on the pans.

Now fry the other onion in the dessertspoon of butter in another stew-pan.

When serving, add a quarter pint of milk and a dessertspoon or more of cream, and let it simmer.

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