cuchara
A. -noun feminine
1. (para comer) spoon
a. con la cuchara grande
(especially Latin America)
·despacharse o servirse con la cuchara grande
to look after number one *
b. meter algo a somebody, someone con cuchara to spoon-feed somebody something
c. meter (la) cuchara (en conversaciónoun) to butt in (en asunto) to shove one'noun oar in
d. soplar cuchara * to eat
e. soplar cuchara caliente * to eat well
·cuchara de café coffee spoon, teaspoon
·cuchara de palo wooden spoon
·cuchara de postre dessert spoon
·cuchara de servir serving spoon, tablespoon
·cuchara de sopa soup spoon
2. (technicaléc) scoop, bucket
3. (=cucharónoun) ladle
4. (Latin America)
(=llana) flat trowel
·albañil de cuchara
·skilled bricklayer
5. (Central America, Chile) *
·hacer cuchara(noun)
·to pout
6. ·militar de cuchara
* officer who has risen from the ranks, ranker
B. -noun masculine and feminine
(Mexicoéx) *
(=carterista) pickpocket