English Explanatory Dictionary

spatula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.
  2. A kitchen utensil consisting of a flexible surface attached to a long handle, used for scraping the sides of bowls.
  3. A palette knife.
  4. A thin hand tool, often made of nickel, for handling chemicals or other materials, when weighing, etc.
  5. A tongue depressor.
  6. A croupier's tool for turning up cards in a casino.
  7. A sclerotized, T-shaped plate in the prothorax of larvae of flies belonging to family Cecidomyiidae, the gall midges.
verb
  1. To lift with or as if with a spatula.
  2. To strike with a spatula.

Pronunciation

/ˈspætjʊlə/ /ˈspæt͡ʃʊlə/ /ˈspæt͡ʃələ/ en-us-spatula.ogg

Word forms

spatula spatulas spatulae spatulæ spatulaing spatulaed

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spatula (“a flat piece”), the diminutive form of spatha (“broad or flat tool”), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “a broad wood or metal blade”). Doublet of spauld; compare spatha and spathe.

Synonyms

fish slice fish trowel turner pancake turner kitchen turner cooking turner flipper scraper dough scraper

Derived words

cyclospatula microspatula scoopula spatulalike spatular spatulate spatulation spatuliform spatuloid spatulous spoonula
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