Petite cuillère vs. Cuillère à café

Question

My dictionary offers both as a translation of teaspoon.  Only the latter was accepted in this exercise.  Is there a distinction?   In English, a teaspoon is a smaller spoon, i.e. smaller than a tablespoon, used to eat with or to stir something.  A teaspoon is also a unit of measurement.  We use the same word for both.  What about French ?  Is there a difference between petite cuillère and cuillère à café ?

Accepted Answer

Hi Frank, 
Take a look at my answer to a very similar question -
https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/spoon-names-and-sizes
Hope it helps!

Answer

this is taken from the world wide netCuillère à café / Cuillère à théLa cuillère à café ou petite cuillère est un ustensile de table servant à remuer un agent sucrant dans un petit récipient rempli d'une boisson, généralement chaude, afin d'en faciliter la dissolution ou pour accélérer le refroidissement.une  petite cuillère, m'est plus familière.