cucharita
Spanish
Etymology
From cuchara (“spoon, tablespoon”) + -ita.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kut͡ʃaˈɾita/ [ku.t͡ʃaˈɾi.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: cu‧cha‧ri‧ta
Noun
cucharita f (plural cucharitas)
- Diminutive of cuchara
- Synonym: cucharilla
- teaspoon
- Synonym: cucharilla
Usage notes
- The noun cucharita refers to the teaspoon itself; to refer to its contents, or to the amount that it can contain, the noun cucharadita is used instead.
Derived terms
- a lo cucharita (“spooning”)
Descendants
- → Aklanon: kutsarita
- → Bikol Central: kutsarita
- → Binukid: kutsarita
- → Cebuano: kutsarita
- → Hiligaynon: kutsarita
- → Ilocano: kutsarita
- → Kapampangan: kutsarita
- → Tagalog: kutsarita
- → Waray-Waray: kutsarita