spatula

spat·u·la  (spch-l)

n.

1. A small implement having a broad, flat, flexible blade that is used to mix, spread, or lift material.

2. A device, such as a small wooden paddle, used to press down the tongue during an examination of the mouth or throat.

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[Latin, flat piece of wood, splint, diminutive of spatha, broadsword; see spathe.]

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spatu·lar adj.

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spatula

Noun

a utensil with a broad flat blade, used in cooking and by doctors [Latin: a broad piece]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spatula - a turner with a narrow flexible blade blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" food turner, turner - cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food
	2.	spatula - a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands palette knife - a spatula used by artists for mixing or applying or scraping off oil paints putty knife - a spatula used to mix or apply putty slice - a spatula for spreading paint or ink

Translations

spatula [ˈspætjulə] n → espátula

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spatula [ˈspætjulə] n → spatule f

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spatula [ˈspætjulə] n (Culin) → Spachtel m;

(Med) → Spatel m

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spatula [ˈspætjulə] n → spatola

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spatula

n spatula [ˈspӕtjulə, (American ) -tʃu-]

a kind of tool with a broad blunt blade Spread the icing on the cake with a spatula. spatel مِبْسَط الصَّيْدَلي لِمَزْج الألْوان шпатула špachtle, lopatka paletkniv der Spachtel σπάτουλα espátula spaatel كاردك lasta spatule מָרִית चपटा चम्मच, स्पैचुला lopatica, spatula spatula spatula spaði spatola へら 주걱 mentelė lāpstiņa sudip spatel slikkepott; stekespade szpatułka, łopatka espátula spatulă лопаточка; шпатель stierka, lopatka, špachtľa lopatka špatula spatel, spackel ไม้พายใช้กวน ผสม หรือเกลี่ย spatula 平鏟，抹刀 шпатель, лопатка کفچہ bàn xẻng, dao bay 平铲，抹刀