tablespoon
/ˈteɪbəlˌspun/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Their eggs were deposited on a few bits of straw, and great caution was necessary in attempting to procure them, as the slightest touch crumbled their frail tenement into dust. By means of a tablespoon, I was enabled to procure many of them."
- "1995 May 22, Salad Recipes, New York, page 51, Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a nonstick skillet until hot and quickly saute the goat-cheese buttons on both sides until brown."
- "In Australia, 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml, and there are 4 teaspoons in the Australian tablespoon."
- "2006, Tempted: 150 Very Wicked Desserts, Murdoch Books, UK, copyright page, If you are using a 15 ml (3 teaspoon) tablespoon, for most recipes the difference will not be noticeable."
- "2012, James Armstrong, Kellee Hollyman, General, Organic, and Biochemistry: An Applied Approach, Cengage Learning, US, page 27, The problem gives us a number of tablespoons of cooking oil and asks us to convert this amount into milliliters. We are also told that one tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons, but this is a relationship between two units, not an actual measurement."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈteɪbəlˌspun/
- British English: /ˈteɪbəlˌspuːn/
Usage
- Canadian usage
- American usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage