cucchiaio

Definitions of cucchiaio
  1. noun
    a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
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    types:
    ramaiolo
    a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving
    cucchiaino
    a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram
    type of:
    contenitore
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
    posata
    tableware implements for cutting and eating food
  2. noun
    as much as a spoon will hold
  3. noun
    as much as a tablespoon will hold
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