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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescucharadita
Pronunciation / Transliteration: koo-cha-ra-dee-ta
"Ella añadió una cucharadita de azúcar a su té."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee, or for serving sugar or other condiments.
"She added a teaspoon of sugar to her tea." - 2
A unit of measurement in cooking, equivalent to about 5 milliliters.
"The recipe calls for one teaspoon of salt."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'teaspoon' originates from the combination of 'tea', which comes from the Chinese word 't'e', and 'spoon', derived from the Old English 'spōn', meaning a chip or splinter of wood. The term began to be used in the 18th century to denote a small spoon used for stirring tea.
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cuillère à café
Transliteration: kwee-yair ah kah-fay
"Elle a ajouté une cuillère à café de sucre à son thé."
Teelöffel
Transliteration: tay-loh-fel
"Sie fügte einen Teelöffel Zucker zu ihrem Tee hinzu."
cucchiaino
Transliteration: koo-kee-ah-ee-no
"Ha aggiunto un cucchiaino di zucchero al suo tè."
cucharadita
Transliteration: koo-cha-ra-dee-ta
"Ella añadió una cucharadita de azúcar a su té."
colher de chá
Transliteration: koh-lyair jee shah
"Ela adicionou uma colher de chá de açúcar ao seu chá."
चम्मच
Transliteration: chammach
"उसने अपने चाय में एक चम्मच चीनी डाली।"
茶匙
Transliteration: chá chí
"她在茶里加了一茶匙糖。"
티스푼
Transliteration: ti-seu-pun
"그녀는 차에 티스푼 하나의 설탕을 넣었다."
ティースプーン
Transliteration: tii supuun
"彼女はお茶にティースプーン一杯の砂糖を加えた。"
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