Definition
dessertspoon
noun
- a spoon that is larger than a teaspoon but smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating desserts or as a measure in cooking
Usage: chiefly British; also called a dessert spoon
Examples
- She stirred her pudding with a dessertspoon.
- The recipe calls for two dessertspoons of sugar.
- A dessertspoon holds about 10 milliliters of liquid.
- He used a dessertspoon to serve the ice cream.
- The table was set with forks, knives, and dessertspoons for the sweet course.