kaf
9.9
A small spoon used for eating or serving food
- noun
:
cuchara
- He used a kaf to serve the rice at dinner.
Examples
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She stirred the soup with a small kaf until the salt dissolved.
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The traditional set included a beautifully carved kaf for special occasions.
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She used a kaf to serve the soup.
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The chef handed me a kaf for the salad.
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She stirred the soup with a small kaf until the salt dissolved.
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He used a kaf to serve the rice at dinner.
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The chef handed me a kaf for the salad.
Synonyms
wooden spoon
vskaf
11
1.0
A spoon made of wood used to stir or mix food
is a small tool for eating stirring or serving food
kitchen utensil
vskaf
4
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
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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.