kijiko
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]kijiko
Swahili
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Tablespoon6234.jpg/220px-Tablespoon6234.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Although in form it would appear to be a diminutive of mwiko, that may be a back-formation if the term is ultimately from Ottoman Turkish قاشیق (kaşık).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kijiko (ki-vi class, plural vijiko)
Usage notes
[edit]This is used to mean a Western-style metal spoon. Mwiko is used for the large wooden spoon that Africans traditionally use.