dessertspoon

See also: dessert spoon

English

A dessert spoon.

Alternative forms

• dessert spoon
• (unit of measurement): dsp., dstspn. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From dessert +‎ spoon.

Noun

dessertspoon (plural dessertspoons)

1. A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
2. More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon.
3. (rare) An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.

Translations

spoon

• Finnish: jälkiruokalusikka (fi)
• French: cuillère à dessert (fr) f, cuiller à dessert (fr) f
• German: Dessertlöffel (de) m, Teelöffel (de) m
• Japanese: デザートスプーン (dezātosupūn)
• Norman: tchulyi à dêssèrt f (Jersey)
• Polish: łyżeczka (pl) f
• Portuguese: colher de sobremesa f
• Russian: десе́ртная ло́жка f (desértnaja lóžka)
• Spanish: cuchara de postre f
• Thai: ช้อนหวาน (th)

unit of measure

• Finnish: jälkiruokalusikallinen
• French: cuillère à dessert (fr) f, cuiller à dessert (fr) f
• German: Dessertlöffel (de) m
• Japanese: デザートスプーン (dezātosupūn)
• Polish: łyżeczka (pl) f
• Russian: десе́ртная ло́жка f (desértnaja lóžka)

volume

• Finnish: jälkiruokalusikallinen
• French: cuillère à dessert (fr) f, cuillerée à dessert f, cuiller à dessert (fr) f
• Polish: łyżeczka (pl) f
• Portuguese: colher de sobremesa f