cochlearium

English

Etymology

Noun

cochlearium (plural cochlearia)

In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.

Latin

Etymology

From cochlear, from cochlea.

Noun

cochlearium

snailery, snail-pen, enclosure for edible snails
spoon, spoonful

Descendants

Catalan: cullera
Esperanto: kulero
- Ido: kuliero
Italian: cucchiaio
Old French: cuiller, cuilliere
- French: cuiller, cuillère
Occitan: culhièr
Sicilian: cucchiara
Spanish: cuchara
Venetian: cuciàro

References

cochlearium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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