spoon
noun [C] /spuːn/Definition
A2 an object consisting of a round, hollow part and a handle, used for mixing, serving, and eating foodCutlery › (used as a combining form): a soup spoon a teaspoonCutlery › (also spoonful) an amount held in a particular spoon: a couple of spoons of sauceInformal measurements of volumeMeasurements of volume
(Definition of spoon noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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