cugiâ

cugiâ

Ligurian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kyˈd͡ʒaː/

Etymology 1

From Latin cochleārium, derived from cochlear (“spoon”), derived from cochlea (“snail”), as it likely was originally a pointy tool used to eat snails.

Noun

cugiâ f (plural cugiæ, diminutive cugiarìn, cugiæn)

1. spoon (item of cutlery)

   Hypernym: pozâta

   Coordinate terms: cotéllo, forçìnn-a

Etymology 2

cugiâ (“spoon”) +‎ -â

Noun

cugiâ f (plural cugiæ)

1. spoonful

   Synonym: cugiarâ