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DESSERT SPOON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dessert spoon mean? 

DESSERT SPOON (noun)
  The noun DESSERT SPOON has 1 sense:

1. a spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoonplay

  Familiarity information: DESSERT SPOON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DESSERT SPOON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dessert spoon" is a kind of...):

spoon (a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food)


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