cucharilla

== Spanish == === Etymology === From cuchara +‎ -illa. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: cu‧cha‧ri‧lla === Noun === cucharilla f (plural cucharillas) diminutive of cuchara Synonym: cucharita teaspoon Synonym: cucharita great desert spoon (Dasylirion acrotrichum) Andean firebush (Oreocallis grandiflora) mud plantain (Heteranthera) ==== Usage notes ==== The noun cucharilla refers to the teaspoon itself; to refer to its contents, or to the amount that it can contain, the noun cucharadita is used instead. === Further reading === “cucharilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025