tablespoon

UK: /ˈteɪb^əlspuːn/ US: /ˈteɪbəlˌspun/ ,(tā′bəl spo̅o̅n′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ta•ble•spoon /ˈteɪbəlˌspun/   n. [countable]

1. a large spoon used in serving food.
2. a cooking measure equal to 1/2 fluid ounce (14.8 ml).

ta•ble•spoon•ful, n. [countable] , pl. -fuls. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ta•ble•spoon  (tā′bəl spo̅o̅n′), n. 

1. a spoon larger than a teaspoon or a dessert spoon, used in serving food at the table and as a standard measuring unit in recipes.
2. a tablespoonful.

• table + spoon 1755–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

tablespoon / ˈteɪb^əlˌspuːn/ noun

1. a spoon, larger than a dessertspoon, used for serving food, etc
2. Also called: tablespoonful the amount contained in such a spoon
3. a unit of capacity used in cooking, medicine, etc, equal to half a fluid ounce or three teaspoons