sugar spoon
noun
Simple meaning
A spoon for serving sugar.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
shuugerspoonSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈʃʊɡɚsˈpun
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A spoon for serving sugar; often made in the shape of a seashell
A spoon used for serving granulated sugar from a sugar bowl, often with a wider head than most other types of spoon.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A spoon for serving sugar; often made in the shape of a seashell
Used this way, sugar spoon is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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