grapefruit spoon
English edit
Etymology edit
From grapefruit + spoon.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɡɹeɪpfɹuːt ˈspuːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡɹeɪpfɹut ˈspun/
- Rhymes: -uːn
- Hyphenation: grape‧fruit spoon
Noun edit
grapefruit spoon (plural grapefruit spoons)
- A spoon with a pointed and/or serrated tip designed for separating the flesh of a grapefruit from its rind.
- Synonym: orange spoon
Hypernyms edit
Translations edit
spoon with a pointed and/or serrated tip designed for separating the flesh of a grapefruit from its rind
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Further reading edit
- grapefruit spoon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “grapefruit spoon”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.