This is the 5344th most frequent Turkish word.
kepçe
"Kepçe" means "ladle" in English.
Here, 'kepçe' refers to a large spoon-like utensil used for serving liquids or food.
Bahçedeki köpeğin yemeği büyük bir kepçe ile verildi.
The dog's food in the garden was served with a large ladle.
In this case, 'kepçe' denotes a machine with a bucket-like component used for digging and transferring materials, commonly an excavator.
Kepçe operatörü, inşaat alanında toprağı özenle kazıyordu.
The excavator operator was carefully digging the soil at the construction site.
Here, 'kepçe' is metaphorically used, comparing the appearance of the child's cheeks to the rounded shape of a ladle.