different between dessertspoon vs teaspoon

English

dessert +? spoon

dessertspoon (plural dessertspoons)

An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.
A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon.

tea +? spoon

IPA^(key): /?ti?spun/

teaspoon (plural teaspoons)

A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.
A unit of measure, equivalent to one-third of a tablespoon or roughly five milliliters.

(unit of measure): teaspoonful; tsp (abbreviation); (apothecaries' notation) f?j

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