Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/kɥi.jɛʁ/

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Translation

spoon

Word origin

From Latin cochlearium ('spoon for eating snails'), from cochlea ('snail, shell'), borrowed from Greek kokhlias.

Origin
Latin
Root
cochlearium
English cognates
cochlea

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcuilleres

Examples

- soupe.

Give me a spoon for the soup.

l'.

Add a spoonful of salt into the water.

.

The baby eats by himself with his spoon.

.

This spoon is too big for the cup.

sucre .

You need a spoon for the sugar in the coffee.

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This word is part of lesson 84.