colher de chá

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See also: colhér de chá

Portuguese

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colher de chá

Alternative forms

colhér de chá (obsolete)

Etymology

From colher (“spoon”) + de (“of”) + chá (“tea”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʎɛʁ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koˈʎɛɾ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koˈʎɛʁ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʎɛɻ de ˈʃa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʎɛɾ dɨ ˈʃa/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʎɛɾ dɨ ˈt͡ʃa/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʎɛ.ɾi dɨ ˈʃa/

Noun

colher de chá f (plural colheres de chá)

teaspoon (a small spoon)
teaspoon (a unit of volumetric measure, one-third of a tablespoon)
(figurative) an opportunity given to someone for little or no effort
Synonym: café com leite

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