cuillère

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French

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Etymology

Inherited from Old French cuilliere, from Latin cochleārium (spoon), from cochlear (spoon), from cochlea (snail). Compare Italian cucchiaio, Catalan cullera, Spanish cuchara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɥi.jɛʁ/
  • Audio; une cuillère:(file)

Noun

cuillère f (plural cuillères)

  1. spoon

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: kuiyè, kiyè, kouyè
  • Vietnamese: cùi dìa

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