cullera
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See also: cullerà
Catalan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Uncertain, probably from Latin cochleare, from cochlea (“shell”), possibly through French cuillère. Compare Occitan culhièr, Spanish cuchara, Portuguese colher.
Noun
[edit]cullera f (plural culleres)
Coordinate terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Anas_clypeata_2.jpg/100px-Anas_clypeata_2.jpg)
By extension from the above.
Noun
[edit]cullera f (plural culleres)
- northern shoveler duck (Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata)
- Synonyms: ànec cullerot, ànec paleter, bec d'espàtula
Etymology 3
[edit]Unknown.
Noun
[edit]cullera f (plural culleres)
- a small area which is accidentally left unpainted
Further reading
[edit]- “cullera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cullera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “cullera” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “cullera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.