coffee spoon

Small cup utensil

A coffee spoon is a small spoon used for stirring coffee, slightly larger than a demitasse spoon but smaller than a teaspoon.

The term appears in T.S.

Eliot's "The Love Song of J.

Alfred Prufrock," where measuring out life in coffee spoons suggests cautious, timid existence in tiny increments.

dainty

delicate

Easily broken or harmed

fine · slender · graceful · refined · small · lightweight · demitasse · decorative · ornate · silver

stir

swirl

Rotating, curving movement

  • blendCombine into mixture
  • dissolveDisperse into liquid
  • mixCombine different elements

cream · sugar · froth · foam · integrate · circulate · agitate · clink · tinkle · cup

measure

scoop

First-reported story

quantity · ratio · grounds · sugar · creamer · recipe · precise · level · heaping · rounded

tableware

silverware

Metal eating utensils

saucer · espresso cup · tea set · sugar bowl · creamer · serving set · sterling · stainless steel · silver-plated · matched set

Categories
Opposites
size/scale of utensil

coffee spoonladle

Deep spoon for serving

soup ladle · serving spoon · gravy ladle · tablespoon · soup spoon

utensil purpose

coffee spoonsoup spoon

Utensil for liquid dishes

soup ladle · steak knife · carving knife · serving fork · dinner fork

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G