cucchiaio

Meaning

1. (masculine) spoon; spoonful
2. (masculine) tablespoon; tablespoonful
3. (masculine) chip; in football

Concepts

spoon

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teaspoon

tablespoon

spoonful

table spoon

tablespoonful

ladle

teaspoonful

Synonyms

cucchiaiata

cucchiaino da tè

cucchiaino

cucchiaio da tavola

mestolo

Translations

cuchara

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Löffel

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cuiller

cuillère

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cullera

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colher

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lepel

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κουτάλι

kaşık

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ملعقة

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culhièr

cullerada

eetlepel

Hyphenated as

cuc‧chià‧io

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kukˈkja.jo/

Etymology

From the Latin cochleārium, derived from cochlear, from cochlea (“snail”), which perhaps was an instrument used to eat eggs and snails. It's also possible that it derives from the use to which it was put, the concave shape, or perhaps originally it was made with the shell of a snail. Compare French cuillère.