Definition
A unit of measurement equal to three teaspoons or approximately 15 milliliters, used in cooking and medicine.
Etymology
From Middle English, literally 'spoon used at the table' as opposed to smaller tea spoons. The measurement standardization came much later in the 19th century.
Kelly Says
Before standardization, a tablespoon could vary wildly between households, making recipe sharing unreliable! The modern precise measurement system transformed cooking from art to science.
Translations
ARالعربية
ملعقة كبيرة
male-a-qa kee-ree-ka
BNবাংলা
খাওয়ার চামচ
kha-o-ar cha-mach
CACatalà
cuilera
kwee-le-ra
CSČeština
lžíce
l-zhee-tse
DADansk
spiseske
spi-se-ske
DEDeutsch
Esslöffel
es-lo-fuh-l
ELΕλληνικά
κουτάλι
koo-ta-lee
ESEspañol
cucharada
koo-cha-ra-da
FAفارسی
قاشق غذا
qash-q gha-da
FISuomi
keittopöytä
keit-to-po-y-ta
FRFrançais
cuillère à soupe
kwee-lyer a soo-p
HIहिन्दी
बड़ा चम्मच
ba-da cham-mach
HUMagyar
evőkanál
e-vo-ka-nal
IDBahasa Indonesia
sendok makan
sen-dok ma-kan
ITItaliano
cucchiaio da tavola
koo-kkee-a-yo da ta-vo-la
MRMR
बराडा चमचा
ba-ra-da cham-cha
MSBahasa Melayu
sudu makan
su-du ma-kan
NLNederlands
eetlepelt
eet-le-pel-t
NONorsk
spiseskje
spi-se-skee
PLPolski
łyżka stołowa
u-zhka sto-lo-va
PTPortuguês
colher de sopa
ko-leir de so-pa
RORomână
lingură
lin-goo-ra
RUРусский
столовая ложка
sto-lo-vay lo-ga
SVSvenska
matsked
mat-sked
SWKiswahili
kikombe chakula
ki-kom-be cha-ku-la
TAதமிழ்
அரிசி அளவு
a-ri-si a-la-vu
TEతెలుగు
చెరువు
che-ru-vu
THไทย
ช้อนโต๊ะ
chon-to-te
UKУкраїнська
столова ложка
sto-lo-va lo-ga
URاردو
کھانے کا چمچہ
kha-ne ka cham-cha
VITiếng Việt
muỗng canh
mu-ong canh
ZUZU
isilwane
i-si-lwa-ne