soeplepel

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of soep (“soup”) +‎ lepel (“spoon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsupˌleː.pəl/

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• Hyphenation: soep‧le‧pel

Noun

soeplepel m (plural soeplepels, diminutive soeplepeltje n)

1. soupspoon (spoon for eating soup)
2. (Netherlands) ladle (spoon for serving soup)

   Synonym: (Belgium) pollepel