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audio cu·cha·ra

f.
  1. spoon
  2. (cucharada) spoonful
  3. (para servir) ladle, dipper
  4. fine arts, technical scoop, bucket
  5. maritime, nautical bailing scoop
  6. America trowel
  7. Mexico (ladrón) pickpocket
  8. (badila) fire shovel

Idioms:
cuchara cafetera
teaspoon
cuchara de albañil
trowel
cuchara de fundición
casting ladle
cuchara de palo
wooden spoon
cuchara de postre
dessert spoon
cuchara sopera or de sopa
soupspoon, tablespoon
despacharse or servirse con la cuchara grande
  1. figurative to look out for number one
  2. South America to give oneself a big helping
hacer cucharas
America figurative, colloquial to pout
media cuchara
figurative, colloquial mediocre person
meter uno su cuchara
figurative, colloquial to meddle, butt in
Inflected Forms: cucharas - femi

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