cullera

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kuˈʎe.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kuˈʎe.ɾa]

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Uncertain, probably from Latin cochleare, from cochlea (“shell”), possibly through French cuillère. Compare Occitan culhièr, Spanish cuchara, Portuguese colher.

cullera f (plural culleres)

1. spoon

• forquilla
• ganivet

By extension from the above.

cullera f (plural culleres)

1. northern shoveler duck (Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata)

   Synonyms: ànec cullerot, ànec paleter, bec d'espàtula

Unknown.

cullera f (plural culleres)

1. a small area which is accidentally left unpainted

• “cullera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “cullera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “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.