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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmestolo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mestolo
"Usa il mestolo per servire il brodo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
3 senses- 1
A utensil with a long handle and a bowl-shaped end, used for serving liquids.
"She used a wooden dipper to ladle the soup into the bowls." - 2
Either of two well-known constellations (the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper) shaped like ladles.
"We could clearly see the Big Dipper in the night sky." - 3
A small aquatic songbird that dives and walks underwater in fast-flowing streams.
"A dipper perched briefly on a rock in the middle of the rushing river."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'dip', referring to an instrument used for dipping liquids, a bird that dips into water, or the constellation shaped like a ladle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dipper" is said worldwide
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louche
Transliteration: louche
"Elle a pris la soupe avec une louche."
Schöpflöffel
Transliteration: Schöpflöffel
"Er benutzte einen Schöpflöffel für die Bowle."
mestolo
Transliteration: mestolo
"Usa il mestolo per servire il brodo."
cazo
Transliteration: cazo
"Sirvió el caldo con un cazo."
concha
Transliteration: concha
"Ela usou uma concha para pegar a sopa."
करछी
Transliteration: karchhi
"उसने करछी से दाल निकाली।"
长柄勺
Transliteration: cháng bǐng sháo
"她用长柄勺把汤盛到碗里。"
국자
Transliteration: gukja
"그녀는 국자로 국을 퍼 담았다."
お玉
Transliteration: otama
"彼女はお玉でスープをすくった。"
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