Skip to main content
kaf

kaf

9.9
A small spoon used for eating or serving food
  • noun
translation icon : cuchara
  • He used a kaf to serve the rice at dinner.

Examples

  • She stirred the soup with a small kaf until the salt dissolved.

  • The traditional set included a beautifully carved kaf for special occasions.

  • She used a kaf to serve the soup.

  • The chef handed me a kaf for the salad.

  • She stirred the soup with a small kaf until the salt dissolved.

  • He used a kaf to serve the rice at dinner.

  • The chef handed me a kaf for the salad.

Synonyms

wooden spoon
vskaf
5 1.0

A spoon made of wood used to stir or mix food

is a small tool for eating stirring or serving food
3 1.4

A tool like a spoon or knife that people use in the kitchen to prepare food

is the specific small eating stirring or serving tool rather than the broad category
soup ladle
vskaf
1 1.1

A large deep spoon with a long handle for serving soup

is smaller and suits eating or light serving rather than big serving

How Big

ladle
18 2.1
tablespoon
26 1.0
kaf
9.9
spoon
146 1.0
teaspoon
33 1.0

Surface Forms

kaf singular
kafs plural

Etymology

Kaf meaning 'spoon' is easy to remember: imagine a small ladle that you hold in your kaf, because kaf also means 'palm'. So the spoon is the thing you hold in the palm of your hand.