cuchara

/kuˈt͡ʃaɾa/ · B2 · noun · f

spoon

🥄 cuchara = spoon; sounds like 'koo-CHAR-ah', a scoop that 'chars' soup

Spanish cuchara comes from Latin cochlea (snail shell), because early spoons were shaped like shells. Hook: koo-CHAR-ah, and you 'char' (char-ah) food off the spoon. The slang meanings are secondary; the everyday core meaning is spoon.

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