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Spanish
Etymology
From cuchara + -illa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kut͡ʃaˈɾiʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kut͡ʃaˈɾiʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kut͡ʃaˈɾiʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kut͡ʃaˈɾiʒa/
- Syllabification: cu‧cha‧ri‧lla
Noun
cucharilla f (plural cucharillas)
- diminutive of cuchara
- Synonym: cucharita
- teaspoon
- Synonym: cucharita
- great desert spoon (Dasylirion acrotrichum)
- Andean firebush (Oreocallis grandiflora)
- mud plantain (Heteranthera)
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.
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