Cutlery — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a cutting implement; a tool for cutting

tableware implements for cutting and eating food

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪmɐŋɡˌænəs/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈʌtləɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈʌtləɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈɪmɐŋɡˌænəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eating utensil cutting tool cutter

Word Forms

cut

verb

separate with or as if with an instrument

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Besteck

ein Schneidgerät; ein Werkzeug zum Schneiden

🇫🇷French

couverts

un outil de coupe ; un outil pour couper

🇪🇸Spanish

cuchillería

un instrumento de corte; una herramienta para cortar

🇮🇹Italian

posate

un attrezzo da taglio; uno strumento per tagliare

🇳🇱Dutch

bestek

een snijwerktuig; een hulpmiddel om te snijden

🇵🇹Portuguese

talheres

um instrumento de corte; uma ferramenta para cortar

🇷🇺Russian

столовые приборы

режущий инструмент; инструмент для резки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कटलरी

एक काटने का उपकरण; काटने का एक उपकरण

🇧🇩Bengali

কাটলারি

একটি কাটিয়া বাস্তবায়ন; কাটার জন্য একটি হাতিয়ার

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்லரி

ஒரு வெட்டு கருவி; வெட்டுவதற்கான ஒரு கருவி

🇮🇳Telugu

కత్తిపీట

ఒక కట్టింగ్ పనిముట్టు; కత్తిరించడానికి ఒక సాధనం

🇮🇳Marathi

कटलरी

एक कटिंग उपकरणे; कापण्यासाठी एक साधन

🇮🇳Gujarati

કટલરી

એક કટીંગ સાધન; કાપવા માટેનું એક સાધન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಟ್ಲರಿ

ಒಂದು ಕತ್ತರಿಸುವ ಉಪಕರಣ; ಕತ್ತರಿಸುವ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കട്ട്ലറി

ഒരു കട്ടിംഗ് ഉപകരണം; മുറിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള ഒരു ഉപകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਟਲਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਕੱਟਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਉਪਕਰਣ; ਕੱਟਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

کٹلری

ایک کاٹنے کا عمل؛ کاٹنے کا ایک آلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刀具

切割工具；一种切割工具

🇯🇵Japanese

カトラリー

切断器具と、切るための道具

🇰🇷Korean

주방용 칼

절단 도구; 자르기 위한 도구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dao kéo

dụng cụ cắt; một công cụ để cắt

🇹🇭Thai

มีด

อุปกรณ์ตัด; เครื่องมือสำหรับการตัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

alat makan

alat pemotong; alat untuk memotong

🇵🇭Filipino

kubyertos

isang cutting implement; isang kasangkapan sa pagputol

🇲🇾Malay

kutleri

alat pemotong; alat untuk memotong

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أدوات المائدة

أداة القطع؛ أداة للقطع

🇮🇷Persian

کارد و چنگال

ابزار برش؛ ابزاری برای برش

🇹🇷Turkish

çatal bıçak takımı

bir kesme aleti; kesmeye yarayan bir alet

🇮🇱Hebrew

סכו"ם

כלי חיתוך; כלי לחיתוך

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The primary meaning of 'cutlery' is 'a cutting implement; a tool for cutting'.

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