kutsara
kutsára with stress marks
spoon
Usage Note
Kutsara is a Spanish loanword for spoon and is almost always paired with a tinidor (fork) at Filipino meals rather than a knife. It is the primary utensil for scooping rice and sipping broth, both staples of everyday Filipino cuisine.
Examples
" Wala akong kutsara. "
Natural Translation
I don't have a spoon.
Literal Translation
None I spoon.
" Paki-abot ang kutsara sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
Please pass the spoon to him/her.
Literal Translation
Please-reach the spoon to him/her.
" Mas masarap kumain ng sinigang gamit ang kutsara kaysa tinidor dahil maraming sabaw na dapat sahurin. "
Natural Translation
It's more enjoyable to eat sinigang with a spoon than a fork because there's a lot of broth to scoop up.
Literal Translation
More delicious to-eat of sinigang using the spoon than fork because much broth that should be-scooped.
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