colher de café

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, coffee spoon.

Pronunciation

 
  • (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]
    • (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