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French word cuillère comes from Ancient Greek κοχλίας, and later Latin cochlea (Snail. Snail shell. Spiral.)

κοχλίας (Ancient Greek)

cochlea (Latin)

Snail. Snail shell. Spiral.

cochlear (Latin)

(specifically, in, _, medicine, and, pharmacy) a spoonful (a measurement of dose, equal to half a cheme or ¹⁄₁₄₄ of a cotyla). A spoon. A spoonful (as a measure for liquids).

cochlearium (Latin)

Snailery, snail-pen, enclosure for edible snails. Spoon, spoonful.

cuilliere (Old French)

Small spoon.

cuillère (French)

Spoon.

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