spoonful
The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heapedThe amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.
» Tom ate a spoonful of peanut butter.
Том съел полную ложку арахисовой пасты.
Том съел полную ложку арахисового масла.
Meaning
1 sensesThe amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.
Löffelvoll
ло́жкаlóžka
as much as a spoon will hold
Examples
23 sentencesTom ate a spoonful of peanut butter.
ruТом съел полную ложку арахисовой пасты.
I put a spoonful of sugar in the tea.
How many spoonfuls of sugar do you usually put in your tea?
ruСколько ложек сахара ты обычно кладёшь в чай?
deWie viele Löffel Zucker tust du normalerweise in deinen Tee?
Tom likes to eat spoonfuls of peanut butter right out of the jar.
A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English sponeful, sponefull, sponful, spone-ful, equivalent to spoon + -ful.From Middle English sponeful, sponefull, sponful, spone-ful, equivalent to spoon + -ful.
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Forms
plural: spoonfuls / spoonsfulSynonyms
1 synonyms- as much as a spoon will hold:spoon
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular