supkulero

Esperanto

Etymology

From supo (“soup”, noun) +‎ kulero (“spoon”, noun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /supkuˈlero/
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Hyphenation: sup‧ku‧le‧ro

Noun

supkulero (accusative singular supkuleron, plural supkuleroj, accusative plural supkulerojn)

  2. (cooking) tablespoon (a large spoon, used for eating food)
    Hypernym: kulero
    • c. 2011, M. Plackovskij, “Erinaceto, kiun oni povis glatumi [A hedgehog that could be petted]”, in M. Povorin, transl., La Suneto por Memoro [The Sonnet for Memory]:
      Sur tiu arbostumpo sidis Leporido kaj manĝis el telero semolan kaĉon. Kaj ne simple manĝis, sed manĝis per supkulero.
      On that tree stump sat Hare and ate semolina porridge from a plate. And he didn't just eat, he ate with a tablespoon.
  4. tablespoon (a unit of measure) usually equal to 15 ml

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