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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъžica, from *lъga + *-ica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒlît͡sa/
- Hyphenation: жли‧ца
Noun
жли̏ца f (Latin spelling žlȉca)
- spoon
- Synonym: (regional) ка̀шика
Declension
Further reading
- “жлица”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025