Spoon
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English
Etymology
Middle English spone, "spoon, chip of wood", from Old English spón "sliver, chip of wood", from common Germanic *spē-nu-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *spē- "length of wood". Possible cognates include Greek σφήν (sphēn) "wedge".
Pronunciation
| IPA | SAMPA |
|---|---|
| /spun/ | |
Noun
spoon (plural: spoons)
- An implement for eating or serving, a small bowl with a long straight handle (with a curved handle it is a ladle)
- An implement for stirring food while being prepared
Translations
- Bosnian: kašika f
- Chinese: 匙子
- Dutch: lepel m
- Finnish: lusikka (1)
- French: cuiller f, cuillère f
- German: Löffel m
- Greek: κουτάλι n
- Italian: cucchiaio m
- Japanese: スプーン (supūn)
- Korean: 숟가락
- Lithuanian: šaukštas m
- Portuguese: colher f
- Russian: ложка f (lozhka)
- Slovak: lyžica f (tablespoon), lyžička f (teaspoon) (1); varecha f, vareška f (2)
- Slovene: žlica f
- Spanish: cuchara f
- Swedish: sked
Derived terms
- spoonbill
- spoon-feed
- dessert spoon, dessertspoon
- measuring spoon
- silver spoon
- soup spoon, soupspoon
- tablespoon
- teaspoon
- wooden spoon
Verb
spoon (past and past participle spooned)
- (of people) to lie nested together, in a manner reminiscent of stacked spoons
