cullera

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kuˈʎe̞.ɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [kuˈʎe.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kuˈʎe.ɾa] === Etymology 1 === Uncertain, probably from Latin cochleare, from cochlea (“shell”), possibly through French cuillère. Compare Occitan culhièr, Spanish cuchara, Portuguese colher. ==== Noun ==== cullera f (plural culleres) spoon ===== Coordinate terms ===== forquilla ganivet ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === By extension from the above. ==== Noun ==== cullera f (plural culleres) northern shoveler duck (Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata) Synonyms: ànec cullerot, ànec paleter, bec d'espàtula === Etymology 3 === Unknown. ==== Noun ==== cullera f (plural culleres) a small area which is accidentally left unpainted === Further reading === “cullera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “cullera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “cullera” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cullera”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)