tablespoon
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The meaning (definition) of the word tablespoon
a big spoon used to measure food when cooking
The word tablespoon used in a sentence
“Add one tablespoon of flour to the bowl.”
How the word tablespoon is said around the world
| French | cuillère à soupe (kwee-YEHR ah SOOP) |
| Spanish | cucharada (koo-chah-RAH-thah) |
| Mandarin | 大勺 (dah shaow) |
| Hindi | बड़ा चम्मच (buh-RAH CHUM-much) |
| Arabic | مِلْعَقَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ (MIL-ah-ka-tun ka-BEE-ra-tun) |
| Russian | столовая ложка (stah-LOH-vah-yah LOHSH-kah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | colher de sopa (koo-LYEHR duh SOH-pah) |
| Portuguese (BR) | colher de sopa (koh-LYEHR jee SOH-pah) |
| Japanese | おおさじ (oh-oh-SAH-jee) |
| German | Esslöffel (ESS-lur-fel) |
| Urdu | کھانے کا چمچ (KHAH-nay kah CHA-mach) |
| Punjabi | ਵੱਡਾ ਚਮਚ (VUD-daa CHUH-much) |
| Korean | 큰술 (KUN-sool) |
| Hebrew | כַּף (kahf) |
| Greek | κουταλιά της σούπας (koo-ta-LYA tees SOO-pas) |
| Dutch | eetlepel (AYT-lay-pel) |
| Tagalog | kutsara (koo-CHAH-rah) |
| Vietnamese | thìa canh (teeuh KAHNY) |
| Turkish | yemek kaşığı (ye-MEK ka-shuh-UH) |
| Persian | قاشق غذاخوری (ghah-SHOGH-eh ghah-zah-khoh-REE) |
| Polish | łyżka stołowa (WISH-kah stoh-WOH-vah) |
| Ukrainian | столова ложка (stoh-LOH-vah LOZH-kah) |
| Bengali | টেবিল চামচ (TAY-bil CHAH-moch) |
| Swedish | matsked (MAHT-shayd) |
| Italian | cucchiaio (kook-KYAH-yoh) |
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