: a small spoon that is used especially for eating soft foods and stirring beverages and that holds about one third of a tablespoon
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: a unit of measure especially in cookery equal to ¹/₆ fluid ounce or ¹/₃ tablespoon (5 milliliters)
Example Sentences
She stirred her coffee with a teaspoon. He measured the salt with a teaspoon. She put a teaspoon of sugar in her coffee.
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