"Basta un cucchiaio di zucchero."

Translation: A spoon of sugar is enough.

[ziggKogg]

Is it common to use Basta in the beginning of a sentence?

[Viaggiatore]

I can't say how common it is, but it seems to be good slang (which is currently a popular subject): http://www.theitalianbridge.com/italian-slang.htm

[Teresinha]

Yes. The same in Portuguese ( Brasil)...Btw, we use it ONLY in the beginning..Btw2, there is a marvelous italian song called "Basta così" ( by Sergio Endrigo).
This reply is about the comment of ZiggKoog.

[J.Franchomme]

What do think about:

• "A sugar spoon is enough." ?

[Viaggiatore]

A sugar spoon would be something like un cucchiaio da zucchero.

[J.Franchomme]

Ok. Thank you!

[alvin5]

it can also mean that "just a spoon of sugar", no..?