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Teaspoon

/ˈtiːspuːn/

Teaspoon (ملعقة صغيرة) — illustrated meaning of the English word Teaspoon on GL Dictionary

Meaning of Teaspoon

A small spoon; the amount it holds.

ما معنى كلمة Teaspoon بالعربي؟

ملعقة صغيرة

🥄☕ ملعقة صغيرة تُستخدم لتحريك السكر في الشاي والقهوة والمشروبات الساخنة؛ وحدة قياس في الطبخ تُعادل حوالي 5 مللي لتر من السوائل أو البهارات؛ أداة مائدة صغيرة أنيقة من المعدن أو البلاستيك للاستخدام اليومي؛ رمز البساطة في أدوات المطبخ التقليدية والضيافة المنزلية الدافئة؛ مقدار قليل من أي مادة أو مكون يُضاف للطعام أو الشراب بحذر ☕🍯

قصة GL: استخدم نايف العيسى ملاعق صغيرة من المعرفة لتحريك عقول المُتعلمين برفق، فأضاف مقادير دقيقة من HBDNF يومياً، وقاس التقدم بـملاعق الصبر في منصة Genetic G Learning، وحرك كوب الذاكرة بلطف في Organic G Brain 🌟

Synonyms & related words

coffee spoontspspoonfulsmall spoonstirring spoondemitasse spoon

Teaspoon in a sentence

One teaspoon of reagent was added.
Scientific/GL Research
A teaspoon of starter is in the pack.
Business/GL Innovation
Teaspoon measures appear in product labels.
Legal/GL Patent
Students measure a teaspoon in cookery.
Educational/GL Training

Origin of Teaspoon

A compound of tea + spoon.

In the Genetic Learning (GL) context

In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, teaspoon is a small measure. GL lab notes use millilitres.

Teaspoon audio micro-course (transcript)

Three short podcasts about “Teaspoon”. Listen with the interactive player.

Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning

Narrator: Teaspoon. A noun, pronounced TEE-spoon — in phonetics, /ˈtiːspuːn/.

Narrator: A teaspoon is a small spoon for stirring tea or coffee; it's also a standard cooking measure — about five millilitres of an ingredient.

Narrator: It's a simple compound — 'tea' plus 'spoon' — born in the 1600s as tea drinking spread through Britain and the little spoon became a fixture.

Narrator: From a stirring spoon it grew into a precise unit in recipes — 'a teaspoon of sugar', 'two teaspoons of salt', abbreviated 'tsp'.

Narrator: In tone, teaspoon is everyday and homely, kitchen and tea-table vocabulary — warm, practical, and tied to British daily routine.

Narrator: So keep this in mind: a teaspoon is a small spoon and a small measure — for stirring tea and for measuring just a little.

Read podcasts 2 and 3

Podcast 2 — In conversation

Speaker A: Could you pass me a teaspoon? I need to stir the sugar into my tea.

Speaker B: Of course. A 'teaspoon' is the small spoon for stirring a hot drink.

Speaker A: Exactly. And the recipe says add one teaspoon of vanilla.

Speaker B: Quick tip — a teaspoon is the small one, while a 'tablespoon' is the big one. Don't mix them up when cooking.

Speaker A: Right. So a teaspoon is little, but a tablespoon is three times bigger.

Speaker B: Exactly. A close cousin is 'dessertspoon', though that sits in between — bigger than a teaspoon, smaller than a tablespoon.

Speaker A: Handy. So a teaspoon is the small spoon and small measure.

Speaker B: Perfectly. Teaspoon: a small spoonful.

Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering

Speaker B: Today 'teaspoon' is our memory hook for prompts about tiny, precise amounts — small fixed values, exact units, and adding just a little of something carefully.

Speaker A: So the word reminds us to ask the AI for small, exact amounts?

Speaker B: Exactly. Let's start with spacing.

Speaker B: It works because 'teaspoon' frames the amount as small and measured.

Speaker A: Nice. What about animation?

Speaker B: Try this.

Speaker A: Right, 'teaspoon' makes the just-a-little idea obvious.

Speaker B: Now a measurement.

Speaker B: Calling it 'teaspoon' keeps the small-exact-amount focus clear.

Speaker A: Can we do colour?

Speaker B: Here's a tight one.

Speaker A: And one for a recipe app?

Speaker B: This one's memorable.

Speaker A: I love how 'teaspoon' makes 'just a small, exact amount' easy to recall.

Speaker B: That's the trick — say 'teaspoon', and the AI adds a small, measured touch instead of overdoing it with too much.

Frequently asked questions about Teaspoon

What does Teaspoon mean?

A small spoon; the amount it holds.

ما معنى كلمة Teaspoon بالعربي؟

ملعقة صغيرة — 🥄☕ ملعقة صغيرة تُستخدم لتحريك السكر في الشاي والقهوة والمشروبات الساخنة؛ وحدة قياس في الطبخ تُعادل حوالي 5 مللي لتر من السوائل أو البهارات؛ أداة مائدة صغيرة أنيقة من المعدن أو البلاستيك للاستخدام اليومي؛ رمز البساطة في أدوات المطبخ التقليدية والضيافة المنزلية الدافئة؛ مقدار قليل من أي مادة أو مكون يُضاف للطعام أو الشراب بحذر ☕🍯

How do you pronounce Teaspoon?

Teaspoon is pronounced /ˈtiːspuːn/ and is used as a noun.

How is Teaspoon used in a sentence?

One teaspoon of reagent was added.

What are synonyms of Teaspoon?

coffee spoon, tsp, spoonful, small spoon, stirring spoon, demitasse spoon.

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