la sopero

Definition & meaning

The word sopera has two primary meanings in Spanish:

1. A kitchen utensil or serving dish, typically a large, deep bowl with a lid and often a matching ladle, used to serve soup at the table. It is also known as a soup tureen in English.
2. An adjective form used to describe someone or something related to soup, or more colloquially, someone who is overly affectionate or sentimental (often used in the masculine form sopero to describe someone who is "mushy" or behaves in a way that is overly sweet).

Grammar & Word origin

• Grammar: It is a feminine noun. As an adjective, it is the feminine form of sopero ↗.
• Word origin: It is derived from the Spanish word sopa ↗ (soup), combined with the suffix -era, which denotes a container or a place where something is kept or served.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

• Tartera ↗ (in some contexts referring to a serving vessel).
• Cuenco ↗ (specifically for a large bowl).
• Fuentes ↗ (general term for serving dishes).

Antonyms: There are no direct antonyms for this term, as it is a specific household object.