Languages of Spain: Cutlery

Languages of Spain cutlery comparison

Languages of Spain: Cutlery

Compare how to say fork, spoon and knife across English, Spanish, Aragonese, Asturian, Basque, Catalan and Galician. Use the language pills, filter, table/cards view and 2-column mode to explore patterns and similarities.

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Use the search box to find a cutlery item or form in any language. Then use the language chips or 2-column tool to focus on pairs such as Spanish and Catalan, or Basque and Galician.

🍴 What this page compares

This page compares fork, spoon and knife in English, Spanish, Aragonese, Asturian, Basque, Catalan and Galician.

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🍴 Fork, spoon and knife in the languages of Spain

English Spanish Aragonese Asturian Basque Catalan Galician
fork tenedor forqueta tenedor sardexka forquilla garfo
spoon cuchara cullara cuyar koilara cullera culler
knife cuchillo cutiello cuchiello labana ganivet coitelo

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✧ Patterns to notice

Fork varies a lot Spanish and Asturian use tenedor, while Aragonese has forqueta, Catalan has forquilla and Galician has garfo.
Spoon shows clear Romance links Aragonese cullara, Catalan cullera and Galician culler are especially easy to compare.
Knife splits into different patterns Spanish cuchillo, Aragonese cutiello and Asturian cuchiello look related, while Catalan ganivet and Galician coitelo stand apart.
Basque stands out Basque sardexka, koilara and labana show how different Basque can look beside the neighbouring Romance languages.

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3 word rowsFork, spoon and knife are compared side by side.
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7 columnsEnglish plus Spanish, Aragonese, Asturian, Basque, Catalan and Galician.
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? Languages of Spain cutlery FAQ

What does this page compare?

It compares the words for fork, spoon and knife in English, Spanish, Aragonese, Asturian, Basque, Catalan and Galician.

How do you say fork in Spanish?

In Spanish, “fork” is tenedor.

How do you say spoon in Catalan?

In Catalan, “spoon” is cullera.

How do you say knife in Galician?

In Galician, “knife” is coitelo.

Which language looks most different in this comparison?

Basque often looks the most different because it is not a Romance language.