colher de café

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “coffee spoon”.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

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

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

Noun

colher de café f (plural colheres de café)

1. a spoon smaller than a teaspoon