cuchara

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuˈt͡ʃaɾa/ [kuˈt͡ʃa.ɾa]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -aɾa
Syllabification: cu‧cha‧ra

Etymology 1

From cuchar, from Latin cochleārium (with an unusual development of /-kl-/), from cochlea. Compare Portuguese colher, Catalan cullera, French cuillère, Italian cucchiaio, Sicilian cucchiara.

Noun

cuchara f (plural cucharas)

spoon
(Guatemala, Venezuela, colloquial) cunt
Synonym: concha

Derived terms

Related terms

cóclea
cucharada
cucharilla (diminutive)
cucharita (diminutive)
cucharón (augmentative)

Descendants

→ Bikol Central: kutsara
→ Tagalog: kutsara

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cuchara

first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of cuchar

Further reading

“cuchara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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