How do I determine when to use "tazon" vs "cuenco"
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The words "tazon" and "cuenco" both mean bowl in Spanish. Can they be used interchangably or are there specific uses for each word?
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updated Mar 20, 2010
posted by RichKoz
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Wordreference.com says: cuenco 1.m. Vaso de barro hondo, ancho y sin borde (a deep, wide, clay vessel without a rim) Spanishdict says: earthenware bowl
tazón 1.m. Recipiente mayor que la taza y sin asas,generalmente de forma semiesférica: (a container bigger than a cup without handles, generally semispherical) Spanishdict says: bowl
I, personally, have never heard either of these words used for "bowl" but rather "plato hondo" or just "plato" which I always found confusing since that also means "plate".
updated Mar 20, 2010
posted by alba3
