noun
spoonful
SPOON-fuhl
noun
1
The amount that a spoon can hold.
"Add a spoonful of sugar to the batter."
"She took just a spoonful of dessert to be polite."
How to Use Spoonful
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAs much as one spoon holds.
Common pairings
a spoonful of
heaping spoonful
Word Forms
spoonfuls plural, spoonsful plural
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Etymology
From Middle English sponeful, formed from "spoon" plus "-ful."