Definition
Large spoons used for serving food at table, or a unit of measurement in cooking equal to three teaspoons or half a fluid ounce.
Etymology
Compound of 'table' (from Latin 'tabula' meaning board) and 'spoon' (Old English 'spon' meaning wood chip or splinter). The measurement use developed in 18th-century cooking to standardize recipe quantities.
Kelly Says
Tablespoons bridge the gap between the communal dining table and precise culinary measurement, showing how everyday objects become units of standardization. It's remarkable how this humble utensil evolved into a fundamental building block of recipe language worldwide.
Translations
ARالعربية
ملاعين
mala'een
CACatalà
cuillers
kwee-lyer
CSČeština
lžíce
l-zee-tse
DADansk
spiseske
spi-ses-keh
DEDeutsch
Esslöffel
es-lohf
ELΕλληνικά
κουτάλια
koo-ta-lee-a
ESEspañol
cucharadas
koo-chah-RA-das
FISuomi
keittopötköt
kay-ttoh-poht-kot
FRFrançais
cuillères à soupe
kwee-lehr a soo-p
HUMagyar
evőkanál
eh-vo-ka-nahl
IDBahasa Indonesia
sendok makan
sen-dok ma-kan
ITItaliano
cucchiai
koo-kee-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
sudu makan
soo-doo ma-kan
NLNederlands
eetlepels
eet-le-pels
NONorsk
etelskjeer
eh-tels-kje-er
PLPolski
łyżki stołowe
wush-kee sto-lo-veh
PTPortuguês
colheres de sopa
koh-leh-resh duh soh-pah
RORomână
linguri
lin-gree
RUРусский
столовые ложки
sto-lo-vyye lo-zh-ki
SVSvenska
matskedar
mat-skee-dar
SWKiswahili
vijiko
vi-jee-koh
TAதமிழ்
அளவீடு
a-la-vee-du
TEతెలుగు
చెంచెలు
chen-che-lu
UKУкраїнська
столові ложки
sto-lo-vyy lo-zh-ky
VITiếng Việt
muỗng canh
mwohn-kahn
ZUZU
isigqoko
ee-si-gqo-koh