colher de chá

See also: colhér de chá

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From colher (“spoon”) + de (“of”) + chá (“tea”).

Noun

colher de chá f (plural colheres de chá)

  1. teaspoon (a small spoon)
  2. teaspoon (a unit of volumetric measure, one-third of a tablespoon)
  3. (figuratively) an opportunity given to someone for little or no effort

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