κουτάλι

From Byzantine Greek κουτάλιν (koutálin), from Koine Greek κουτάλιον (koutálion) and κωτάλιον (kōtálion), diminutives of Koine Greek κώταλις (kṓtalis, “ladle, stirrer”), of unclear origin.^[1] That said, note similarities to descendants of Latin cochlear (“spoon”) (which is ultimately from Ancient Greek κοχλῐ́ᾱς (kokhlíās, “snail with a spiral shell”)) such as Spanish cuchara (“spoon”), though the hypothetical change of the velar *k in the Latin form to a dental *t in the Greek would have to be explained.

κουτάλι • (koutáli) n (plural κουτάλια)

1. (cutlery) spoon
2. (figuratively) spoon (metal lure for fishing)

• κουτάλα f (koutála, “ladle”)
• κουταλάκι n (koutaláki, “tea spoon”)
• κουταλιά f (koutaliá, “spoonful”)
• γλυκό του κουταλιού n (glykó tou koutalioú, “spoon sweet”)
• κοφτό κουτάλι (koftó koutáli, “level spoonful”)

• see: Greek phrasebook

• κουτάλι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el