spiralizer

American  

[spahy-ruh-lahy-zer] / ˈspaɪ rəˌlaɪ zər /

noun

1. a kitchen device used for cutting vegetables and fruits into noodlelike spirals.

   The three things you will always find on my kitchen counter are a coffee maker, a juicer, and a spiralizer.

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Etymology

Origin of spiralizer

First recorded in 2000–05; spiraliz(e) ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

If you'd like to take it up a notch, feel free to use a spiralizer.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2022

Why it’s Goopy: This goes in the same file as no-make-up make-up looks that Gwenneth favors, and her cookbook that declares It’s All Easy, while assuming you own appliances like a vegetable spiralizer.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2020

At another table, they cranked a spiralizer and cut zucchinis into ribbons.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2019

Still, in the last gasp of summer, zucchini are everywhere, and it’s still too hot to really cook, so I caved in and bought a little handheld spiralizer.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2018

Another gadget called a spiralizer turns zucchini, peppers and squash into noodles.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2018