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Meaning of "tablespoonful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TABLESPOONFUL

tablespoonful  [ˈteɪbəlˌspuːnfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TABLESPOONFUL

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tablespoonful is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TABLESPOONFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tablespoonful

Tablespoon

In the US and parts of Canada, a tablespoon is the largest type of spoon used for eating from a bowl. In the UK, Europe and most Commonwealth countries, a tablespoon is a type of large spoon usually used for serving. In countries where a tablespoon is a serving spoon, the nearest equivalent to the US tablespoon is either the dessert spoon or the soup spoon. A tablespoonful, nominally the capacity of one tablespoon, is commonly used as a measure of volume in cooking. It is abbreviated as T, tb, tbs, tbsp, tblsp, or tblspn. The capacity of ordinary tablespoons is not regulated by law and is subject to considerable variation. In the US one tablespoon is approximately 15 mL; the capacity of an actual tablespoon ranges from 7 mL to 14 mL. In Australia one tablespoon is 20 mL.

Definition of tablespoonful in the English dictionary

The definition of tablespoonful in the dictionary is the amount contained in a tablespoon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TABLESPOONFUL


baneful
ˈbeɪnfʊl
dearnful
ˈdɜːnfʊl
dernful
ˈdɜːnfʊl
dessertspoonful
dɪˈzɜːtspuːnfʊl
disdainful
dɪsˈdeɪnfʊl
gainful
ˈɡeɪnfʊl
hornful
ˈhɔːnfʊl
manful
ˈmænfʊl
mournful
ˈmɔːnfʊl
painful
ˈpeɪnfʊl
screenful
ˈskriːnfʊl
sinful
ˈsɪnfʊl
spleenful
ˈspliːnfʊl
teaspoonful
ˈtiːspuːnfʊl
teenful
ˈtiːnfʊl
tinful
ˈtɪnfʊl
tuneful
ˈtjuːnfʊl
untuneful
ʌnˈtjuːnfʊl
urnful
ˈɜːnfʊl
wagonful
ˈwæɡənfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TABLESPOONFUL

table tennis
table top
table wine
table-rapping
table-turning
tableau
tableau vivant
tableaux
tableaux vivants
tablecloth
tableful
tableland
tableless
tablemat
tablemate
tablespoon
tablet
tabletopped
tableware
tablewise

WORDS THAT END LIKE TABLESPOONFUL

apronful
basinful
canful
designful
dinful
gardenful
gowpenful
groanful
moanful
panful
penful
plainful
scornful
skinful
spoonful
trainful
unmanful
unpainful
unsinful

Synonyms and antonyms of tablespoonful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tablespoonful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TABLESPOONFUL

Find out the translation of tablespoonful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tablespoonful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tablespoonful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

汤匙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tablespoonful
570 millions of speakers

English

tablespoonful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tablespoonful
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملعقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

столовая ложка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colher de sopa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tablespoonful
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cuillerée à soupe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sendok makan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tablespoonful
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テーブルスプーン1杯
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

한 tablespoonful
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tablespoonful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

muỗng canh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tablespoonful
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चमचेभर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çorba kaşığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tablespoonful
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tablespoonful
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

столова ложка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lingură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουταλιά της σούπας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eetlepel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

matskeds
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ss
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tablespoonful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TABLESPOONFUL»

The term «tablespoonful» is regularly used and occupies the 89.251 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TABLESPOONFUL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tablespoonful» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tablespoonful» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tablespoonful

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TABLESPOONFUL»

Discover the use of tablespoonful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tablespoonful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cook Book
1 tablespoonful chopped onion. 1 tablespoonful butter. 1 tablespoonful flour. % teaspoonful salt. % saltspoonf ul pepper. Wash and scrape the celery, cut into half-inch pieces, put it into one pint of boiling salted water, and cook until very soft .
Mary J. Lincoln, 2008
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The Magazine of Domestic Economy
Let the potatoes stew a few minutes, then take them from the fire, and when quite off the boil, add the yolk of an egg beat up with a little lemon juice and a tablespoonful of cold water. As soon as the sauce has set, the potatoes may be dished ...
‎1837
3
Rocky Mountain Cook Book: For High Altitude Cooking
every quart of stock, brown one tablespoonful of butter; when brown add one tablespoonful of flour, and gradually the stock. Season with salt and pepper if required. Cut in small dice one-half cup of the cooked meat to every quart and add to ...
Caroline Trask Norton, 2008
4
The Bride's Cook Book
Egg Timbales Beat' six eggs; add to them one and one-half cups of warm milk, one-half tablespoonful of salt, dash of pepper, one scant teaspoon of onion juice and one tablespoonful of finely chopped parsley. Thickly butter the sides and ...
Edgar Briggs, 2008
5
365 Foreign Dishes:
Then heat tablespoonful of butter; add 1 chopped onion and 1 cup of tomatoes; let fry; add tablespoonful of flour and 1 cup of water; also some parsley, salt, pepper and 1 bay leaf chopped fine. Let all cook; then add the slices of fried fish.
Unknown, 2014
6
Good Housekeeping's Book of Menus, Recipes, and Household ...
BOILED RUSSIAN DRESSING % cupful boiled salad dressing 2 tablespoonfuls diced pimientos 4 tablespoonfuls strained chili % tablespoonful tarragon vine- sauce gar % tablespoonful chopped chives Mix the ingredients together in the ...
Housekeeping Good Housekeeping, 2008
7
Good Housekeeping's Book of Menus, Recipes, and Household ...
BOILED RUSSIAN DRESSING % cupful boiled salad dressing 2 tablespoonfuls diced pimieni 4 tablespoonfuls strained' chili % tablespoonful tarragon vii sauee gar % tablespoonful chopped chives Mis the ingredients together in the order ...
Good Housekeeping Institute, 2008
8
300 Tested Recipes
1 teaspoonful of salt, $ teaspoonful of red Pimenton, J teaspoonful of black pepper, 1 teaspoonful of black currant jelly, 1 tablespoonful of vinegar, 1 tablespoonful finely chopped onion, 1 tablespoonful Harvey sauce, 1 tablespoonful mushroom ...
Ian Farnell, 2009
9
Just-Wed Cook Book
DEiEiIV Large Percentage of Extracts SWEET MUFFINS 1 cup sugar, 3 eups Gold Medal Flour, 1 egg, 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder, 1 tablespoonful melted butter, 1 teaspoonful salt. 1 pint sweet milk, Mix and sift dry ingredients; add milk and ...
‎2007
10
Hanover Cook Book
1 pint of flour, 1 even tablespoonful salt, 2 heaping . tablespoonfuls of sugar, 1 heaping tablespoonful of lard. Take boiling water enough to make a stiff sponge, stir with a fork adding a little water at a time. Then stir in 1 qt. of boiling water, ...
Hanover Library Association, Hanover Library Association (Hanover, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TABLESPOONFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tablespoonful is used in the context of the following news items.
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Yoga TV show fined £25000 over basil cancer cure claim
Dr Naram also said hernias could be treated using "half a tablespoonful of cumin powder, half a tablespoonful of coriander powder and 11 black raisins". «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Cooking Off the Cuff: For a Quick Pasta Dinner, Open a Can of Tuna
If it had seemed dry, I'd have splashed in some pasta-cooking water or perhaps a tablespoonful of olive oil, but the onions and tuna contributed plenty of ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Black forest mousse cakes
For the mousse, whisk chocolate, yolks and a heaped tablespoonful of cream in a large bowl until smooth. Fold through remaining cream in 2 batches until just ... «Taste.com.au, Jul 15»
4
What to do with... tofu
Add chopped ginger and garlic and a tablespoonful of fermented black beans (available from Asian food stores). Add a little pork or beef mince and fry until ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Pulse Content Partner: East Meets West Ogbono Soup
Season the beef and stock fish with 2 cubes of Maggi and a tablespoonful of salt and boil over medium heat for 20 minutes. Separate the meat from the stock ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
6
Believe me, it is not OK to be gay...
One tablespoonful after meals, thrice daily for as long as it takes. As a special favour to me, the reverend broke down the constituents of this potion in these ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
7
The maternal turtle's healing ritual
Sometimes she would carefully scoop the sand and move it a tablespoonful at a time. When it was right by her exacting standards, she began to drop her eggs ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
8
In the Kitchen Q&A recipe: Molasses Cookies
To bake cookies: Drop batter by tablespoonful onto foil, leaving 3 inches between cookies. (Note: These cookies will spread during baking.) Bake for 8 to 10 ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
9
The 20 best Italian recipes: part 2
See that the soup is properly seasoned, stir in 2 tablespoonfuls of grated parmesan, and serve more parmesan separately. According to the season almost any ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Worcestershire tea: perfect plum and pear crumble cake
In a food processor, whizz the butter, sugar, cinnamon, lemon zest and vanilla together until pale and creamy, then beat in the eggs a tablespoonful at a time. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tablespoonful [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tablespoonful>. May 2024 ».
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