spoon

• utensil that has a shallow bowl and a handle (for eating, serving, stirring, etc.)
take up in a spoon, transfer in a spoon; eat with a spoon; behave in an affectionate or sentimental manner (informal)
a spoon is an object used for eating, stirring, and serving food. it is shaped like a small shallow bowl with a long handle.
you can use spoon to refer to the amount of a substance that a spoon can hold.
if you spoon food somewhere, you put it there using a spoon.