English Explanatory Dictionary

spoonful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.

Pronunciation

/ˈspuːnfəl/ /ˈspuːnfʊl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spoonful.wav /ˈspʌnfʊl/

Word forms

spoonful spoonfuls spoonsful

Etymology

From Middle English sponeful, sponefull, sponful, spone-ful, equivalent to spoon + -ful.

Derived words

a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down
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