cugiâ

Ligurian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kyˈd͡ʒaː/

Etymology 1

From Latin cochleārium, derived from cochlear (“spoon”), derived from cochlea (“snail”), as it likely was originally a pointy tool used to eat snails.

Noun

cugiâ f (plural cugiæ, diminutive cugiarìn, cugiæn)

  1. spoon (item of cutlery)
    Hypernym: pozâta
    Coordinate terms: cotéllo, forçìnn-a

Etymology 2

cugiâ (“spoon”) +‎ -â

Noun

cugiâ f (plural cugiæ)

  1. spoonful
    Synonym: cugiarâ
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