cucharilla

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From cuchara +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kut͡ʃaˈɾiʝa/ [ku.t͡ʃaˈɾi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kut͡ʃaˈɾiʎa/ [ku.t͡ʃaˈɾi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kut͡ʃaˈɾiʃa/ [ku.t͡ʃaˈɾi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kut͡ʃaˈɾiʒa/ [ku.t͡ʃaˈɾi.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: cu‧cha‧ri‧lla

Noun

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cucharilla f (plural cucharillas)

  1. diminutive of cuchara
    Synonym: cucharita
  2. teaspoon
    Synonym: cucharita
  3. great desert spoon (Dasylirion acrotrichum)
  4. Andean firebush (Oreocallis grandiflora)
  5. mud plantain (Heteranthera)

Usage notes

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  • The noun cucharilla refers to the teaspoon itself; to refer to its contents, or to the amount that it can contain, the noun cucharadita is used instead.

Further reading

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