cucharilla

Spanish

Etymology

From cuchara + -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kut͡ʃaˈɾiʝa/ [ku.t͡ʃaˈɾi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /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]

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

  • Syllabification: cu‧cha‧ri‧lla

Noun

cucharilla f (plural cucharillas)

  1. Diminutive of cuchara
    Synonym: cucharita
  2. teaspoon
    Synonym: cucharita
  3. great desert spoon (Dasylirion acrotrichum)

Usage notes

  • 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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