an eating, cooking, or serving implement consisting of a small shallow bowl with a handle
an eating, cooking, or serving implement consisting of a small shallow round or oval bowl with a handle
= spoonful
something curved like the bowl of a spoon, e.g.:
a usu metal or shell fishing lure
an oar with a curved blade and tip
spoonful (pl spoonfuls) noun
[Old English spōn splinter, chip]