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spoonful

spoon·ful

UK/ˈspuːnfəl/ US/ˈspuːnfʊl/ uncommon

noun

1.

as much as a spoon will hold

  • “he added two spoons of sugar”
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Origin

From Middle English sponeful, sponefull, sponful, spone-ful, equivalent to spoon + -ful.

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