dessertspoon

[ dih-zurt-spoon ]
/ dɪˈzɜrtˌspun /

noun

a spoon intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon, used in eating certain desserts.

Origin of dessertspoon

First recorded in 1800–10; dessert + spoon

Words nearby dessertspoon

dessau, dessert, dessert fork, dessert knife, dessert wine, dessertspoon, dessertspoonful, dessiatine, destabilize, destain, destem

Example sentences from the Web for dessertspoon

  • If you wish to color it, you can put in a dessertspoon of burnt sugar.

    The Cookery Blue Book |Society for Christian Work of the First Unitarian Church, San Francisco, California

  • Now fry the other onion in the dessertspoon of butter in another stew-pan.

    The Curry Cook's Assistant |Daniel Santiagoe

  • Put rose water and sugar on top of each cake, after they are dropped with a dessertspoon on the pans.

    The Cookery Blue Book |Society for Christian Work of the First Unitarian Church, San Francisco, California

  • When serving, add a quarter pint of milk and a dessertspoon or more of cream, and let it simmer.

    The Curry Cook's Assistant |Daniel Santiagoe

British Dictionary definitions for dessertspoon

dessertspoon
/ (dɪˈzɜːtˌspuːn) /

noun

a spoon intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon