soupspoon

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noun

A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.

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soup spoon
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Meanings

nounsoupspoon (plural soupspoons)

plural soupspoons · alternative soup spoon

  1. A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.
  2. cookingA soupspoonful.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna spoon with a rounded bowl for eating soup

Similar
soup spoon
Broader
spoon
Also see
soupspoonful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From soup + spoon.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic مِلْعَقَة اَلْحَسَاء
  • مِلْعَقَة اَلْحَسَاءspoon for eating soup
Bulgarian супена лъжица
  • супена лъжица (supena lăžica)spoon for eating soup
Chinese Cantonese 湯匙 /汤匙, 湯羹 /汤羹
  • 湯匙 /汤匙 (tong¹ ci⁴)spoon for eating soup
  • 湯羹 /汤羹spoon for eating soup
Chinese Mandarin 湯匙 /汤匙
  • 湯匙 /汤匙 (tāngchí)spoon for eating soup
Dutch soeplepel
  • soeplepelspoon for eating soup
Finnish keittolusikka
  • keittolusikkaspoon for eating soup
French cuillère à soupe
  • cuillère à soupespoon for eating soup
German Suppenlöffel, Esslöffel
  • Suppenlöffelspoon for eating soup
  • Esslöffelspoon for eating soup
  • Löffelspoon for eating soup
Indonesian sudu sup
  • sudu supspoon for eating soup
Irish spúnóg anraith
  • spúnóg anraithspoon for eating soup
Italian cucchiaio da minestra
  • cucchiaio da minestraspoon for eating soup
Japanese 散蓮華, スープスプーン
  • 散蓮華 (chirirenge)spoon for eating soup
  • スープスプーン (sūpu supūn)spoon for eating soup
Malay sudu sup
  • sudu supspoon for eating soup
Polish łyżka do zupy
  • łyżka do zupyspoon for eating soup
Portuguese colher de sopa
  • colher de sopaspoon for eating soup
Romanian lingură de supă
  • lingură de supăspoon for eating soup
Russian столо́вая ло́жка
  • столо́вая ло́жка (stolóvaja lóžka)spoon for eating soup
Spanish cuchara sopera, cuchara de sopa
  • cuchara soperaspoon for eating soup
  • cuchara de sopaspoon for eating soup
Swahili kijiko cha supu
  • kijiko cha supuspoon for eating soup
Thai ช้อนซุป
  • ช้อนซุป (chɔ́ɔn-súp)spoon for eating soup
Vietnamese thìa xúp
  • thìa xúpspoon for eating soup
Welsh llwy gawl
  • llwy gawlspoon for eating soup
Cite this entry
APA

soupspoon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soupspoon

MLA

“soupspoon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soupspoon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soupspoon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soupspoon.

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