🇪🇸 Spanish

cuchara

feminine

la cuchara

spoon

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cuchara
/la kuˈtʃaɾa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cuchara in Spanish?

IPA
/la kuˈtʃaɾa/

How do you pronounce cuchara in Spanish?

cuchara is pronounced /la kuˈtʃaɾa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La cuchara plateada es más elegante que la de plástico.

The silver spoon is more elegant than the plastic one.

Esta cuchara está sucia; necesito una cuchara limpia para la sopa.

This spoon is dirty; I need a clean spoon for the soup.

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Why is it feminine?

Cuchara is feminine because it derives from Latin "cochliāra," which is the feminine diminutive form of "cochlea" (shell/spiral). Spanish maintains the feminine gender from Latin, and words ending in "-ara" typically follow feminine gender patterns in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for spoon?

The Spanish word for spoon is la cuchara — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcuillèrelafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiancucchiaio flips!ilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesecolherafeminine

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