Back Cuyar de madera AST Cullera de fusta Catalan Wooden spoon German Cuchara de madera Spanish Zurezko Koilara Basque Cuillère de bois French Փայտե գդալ (մրցանակ) Armenian Cucchiaio di legno (sport) Italian ウドゥン・スプーン Japanese Wooden spoon Dutch
A wooden spoon is an award that is given to an individual or team that has come last in a competition. Examples range from the academic to sporting and more frivolous events. The term is of British origin and has spread to other English-speaking countries. In most cases it is simply a colloquial term for coming last – there is no actual award given.