cullera
See also: cullerà
Catalan
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editUncertain, probably from Latin cochleare, from cochlea (“shell”), possibly through French cuillère. Compare Occitan culhièr, Spanish cuchara, Portuguese colher.
Noun
editcullera f (plural culleres)
Coordinate terms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editBy extension from the above.
Noun
editcullera f (plural culleres)
- northern shoveler duck (Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata)
- Synonyms: ànec cullerot, ànec paleter, bec d'espàtula
Etymology 3
editUnknown.
Noun
editcullera f (plural culleres)
- a small area which is accidentally left unpainted
Further reading
edit- “cullera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cullera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “cullera” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “cullera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.