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/kuˈt͡ʃaɾa/
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A hollow-ended implement used to scoop, serve, shape, or lift something.
Practice using cuchara in conversation until it feels natural

Examples

  • La cuchara sorprendió a toda la defensa.
    The chip surprised the entire defense.
  • En una conversación formal, decir cuchara con ese sentido puede resultar ofensivo.
    In formal conversation, using cuchara in that sense can sound offensive.
  • En El Salvador, algunos hablantes reconocen cuchara como jerga vulgar.
    In El Salvador, some speakers recognize cuchara as vulgar slang.
  • Removió el café con la cucharita del platillo.
    She stirred the coffee with the teaspoon from the saucer.
  • El delantero marcó de cuchara por encima del arquero.
    The forward scored with a chip over the goalkeeper.

Similar words

cazo
coño
cucharita
vaselina
paleta
cacillo
picada
pala
vulva
globo

Meanings

Eating and serving utensil

noun
food
neutral
A utensil with a small hollow bowl and a handle, used for eating, stirring, or serving food.

Examples

  • Tomó la sopa con una cuchara de madera.
    He ate the soup with a wooden spoon.
  • Pon una cuchara junto a cada plato.
    Put a spoon beside each plate.
  • Removió el café con la cucharita del platillo.
    She stirred the coffee with the teaspoon from the saucer.
  • Las cucharas están en el primer cajón.
    The spoons are in the first drawer.
  • Sirve la salsa con esa cuchara grande.
    Serve the sauce with that large spoon.

Similar words

cucharilla
cucharita
cucharón
paleta

Spoon-shaped tool or scoop

noun
tools
neutral
A hollow or curved tool shaped like the familiar utensil, including a machine bucket and, in many regions, a mason's trowel.

Examples

  • La cuchara de la excavadora levantó la grava.
    The excavator's bucket lifted the gravel.
  • El albañil extendió el mortero con la cuchara.
    The mason spread the mortar with a trowel.
  • Vaciaron el agua de la barca con una cuchara de achique.
    They emptied the water from the boat with a bailer.
  • La máquina descargó la tierra al inclinar la cuchara.
    The machine unloaded the earth by tipping its bucket.
  • Cambiarán la cuchara del tractor por una más estrecha.
    They will replace the tractor's bucket with a narrower one.

Similar words

pala
cazo
cacillo
llana
paleta

Soft football chip

noun
sport
informal
In Argentina, a soft kick that sends the ball over a goalkeeper or defender.

Examples

  • El delantero marcó de cuchara por encima del arquero.
    The forward scored with a chip over the goalkeeper.
  • Intentó una cuchara, pero el balón salió alto.
    He tried a chip, but the ball went too high.
  • La cuchara sorprendió a toda la defensa.
    The chip surprised the entire defense.
  • En Argentina llaman cuchara a ese toque suave del balón.
    In Argentina, that soft touch of the ball is called a cuchara.
  • Su pase de cuchara cayó justo detrás del defensor.
    His chipped pass dropped just behind the defender.

Similar words

vaselina
picada
cucharita
globo

Vulgar regional name for the vulva

noun
sexuality
slang
In Guatemala and El Salvador, a vulgar slang name for the vulva.

Examples

  • En Guatemala, cuchara puede ser una palabra vulgar para la vulva.
    In Guatemala, cuchara can be a vulgar word for the vulva.
  • El médico evitó cuchara y usó el término anatómico preciso.
    The doctor avoided cuchara and used the precise anatomical term.
  • En una conversación formal, decir cuchara con ese sentido puede resultar ofensivo.
    In formal conversation, using cuchara in that sense can sound offensive.
  • Ella le pidió que no usara cuchara para hablar de su cuerpo.
    She asked him not to use cuchara to talk about her body.
  • En El Salvador, algunos hablantes reconocen cuchara como jerga vulgar.
    In El Salvador, some speakers recognize cuchara as vulgar slang.

Similar words

vulva
genitales
partes íntimas
coño

Etymology

From earlier Spanish cuchar, a grain measure and an old name for the utensil.

FAQ

What does cuchara mean?

It usually means spoon, and can also name spoon-shaped tools, an Argentine football chip, or regional vulgar slang.

Is cuchara masculine or feminine?

Cuchara is feminine, so it takes la in the singular.

What is the plural of cuchara?

The plural is cucharas.

How is cuchara pronounced?

Cuchara is pronounced /kuˈt͡ʃaɾa/, with stress on cha.

Can cuchara mean a trowel?

Yes. In the Canaries and much of Latin America, cuchara can mean a mason's llana or trowel.

Is cuchara ever vulgar?

Yes. In Guatemala and El Salvador it can be vulgar slang for the vulva, so that sense is unsuitable for formal speech.

Where does cuchara come from?

It comes from older Spanish cuchar, once a grain measure and a name for the utensil.

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