colher de chá

See also: colhér de chá

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• colhér de chá (obsolete)

Etymology

From colher (“spoon”) + de (“of”) + chá (“tea”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʎɛʁ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/ [koˈʎɛh d͡ʒi ˈʃa]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʎɛʁ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/ [koˈʎɛh d͡ʒi ˈʃa]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koˈʎɛɾ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koˈʎɛʁ d͡ʒi ˈʃa/ [koˈʎɛχ d͡ʒi ˈʃa]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʎɛɻ de ˈʃa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʎɛɾ dɨ ˈʃa/ [kuˈʎɛɾ ðɨ ˈʃa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʎɛɾ dɨ ˈʃa/ [kuˈʎɛɾ ðɨ ˈʃa]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʎɛɾ dɨ ˈt͡ʃa/ [kuˈʎɛɾ ðɨ ˈt͡ʃa]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʎɛ.ɾi dɨ ˈʃa/ [kuˈʎɛ.ɾi ðɨ ˈʃa]

Noun

colher de chá f (plural colheres de chá)

1. teaspoon (a small spoon)
2. teaspoon (a unit of volumetric measure, one-third of a tablespoon)
3. (figurative) an opportunity given to someone for little or no effort

Coordinate terms

• colher de sobremesa
• colher de sopa
• colher de mesa