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ta·ble·spoon
(tā′bəl-spo͞on′)n.
1. A large spoon for serving food.
2. Abbr. T or tbs. or tbsp. A household cooking measure equal to 3 teaspoons, or 1/2 fluid ounce (15 milliliters). See Table at measurement.
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tablespoon
(ˈteɪbəlˌspuːn)n
1. (Cookery) a spoon, larger than a dessertspoon, used for serving food, etc
2. (Units) Also called: tablespoonful the amount contained in such a spoon
3. (Units) a unit of capacity used in cooking, medicine, etc, equal to half a fluid ounce or three teaspoons
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ta•ble•spoon
(ˈteɪ bəlˌspun)n.
1. a large spoon used to serve food and as a measuring unit.
2. a tablespoonful.
[1755–65]
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tablespoon
(tbsp) A unit of volume used in cooking and equal to 1.5 centiliters (3 tsp). 16 tbsp = 1 cup.
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| Noun | 1. |  tablespoon - as much as a tablespoon will hold containerful - the quantity that a container will hold |
| 2. | tablespoon - a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving spoon - a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food |
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Translations
مِلء مِلْعَقَة الطَّعاممِلْعَقَةُ مائِدَةمِلْعَقَه كبيرَه
polévková lžícelžíce
spiseskespiseskefuld
ruokalusikka
žlica
evõkanálevőkanál
matskeiî
さじスプーンテーブルスプーン大さじ
테이블스푼
žlica
matsked
ช้อนโต๊ะ
çorba kaşığıservis kaşığı
muỗng canhthìa to
tablespoon
[ˈteɪblspuːn] N (= spoon) → cuchara f grande, cuchara f de servir; (= quantity) → cucharada f grandeCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tablespoon
[ˈteɪblˌspuːn] n → cucchiaio da portata or da tavola (also tablespoonful) (as measurement) → cucchiaiataCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
table
(ˈteibl) noun1. a piece of furniture consisting of a flat, horizontal surface on legs used eg to put food on at meals, or for some games. Put all the plates on the table.
2. a statement of facts or figures arranged in columns etc. The results of the experiments can be seen in table 5.
3. the people sitting at a table. The whole table heard what he said.
ˈtablecloth noun a cloth for covering a table, usually for a meal. an embroidered tablecloth.
table linen tablecloths, napkins etc. They gave us table linen as a wedding present.
ˈtablespoon noun1. a large spoon, used eg for serving food.
2. a tablespoonful. Add a tablespoon of sugar.
ˈtablespoonful noun the amount that will fill a tablespoon. two tablespoonfuls of jam.
table tennis a game played on a table with small bats and a light ball; ping pong.
lay/set the table to put a tablecloth, plates, knives, forks etc on a table for a meal. The meal is ready – will you lay the table?
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tablespoon
→ مِلْعَقَةُ مائِدَة polévková lžíce spiseske Esslöffel κουτάλι σούπας cuchara de servir ruokalusikka cuiller à soupe žlica cucchiaio テーブルスプーン 테이블스푼 eetlepel spiseskje łyżka stołowa colher de sopa столовая ложка matsked ช้อนโต๊ะ çorba kaşığı thìa to 调羹Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ta·ble·spoon
n. cuchara;
______ -ful → cucharada.
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