spatula

[spach-uh-luh]

noun

1. an implement with a broad, flat, usually flexible blade, used for blending foods or removing them from cooking utensils, mixing drugs, spreading plasters and paints, etc.

spatula

/ ˈspætjʊlə /

noun

1. a utensil with a broad flat, often flexible blade, used for lifting, spreading, or stirring foods, etc

Other Word Forms

• spatular adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spatula¹

1515–25; < Latin: a flat piece, batten, equivalent to spath ( a ) spathe + -ula -ule

Word History and Origins

Origin of spatula¹

C16: from Latin: a broad piece, from spatha a flat wooden implement; see _spathe

Example Sentences

Norway’s Sven Seljom, a burly 57, described how he uses black Norwegian oats and prefers to use a spatula, to a chorus of boos.

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For Mr. Fatsis, the dictionary is an item “as ubiquitous as a spatula” and as likely to be gathering dust but, in his experience, both deeply serious in purpose and endlessly diverting.

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My one good spatula had gone missing under a tea towel stiff with dough.

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Working with a group of assistants wielding massive wooden spatulas, Baci's crowning dish was later distributed for everyone to enjoy.

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With a large slotted metal spatula, she scooped each crispy piece out and onto a platter lined with paper towels.

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