noun
spatula
SPAT-yuu-luh
Spatula (noun) means a flat-bladed kitchen tool with a long handle, used for flipping, lifting, or spreading food. Example: “She flipped the pancake with a spatula.”
noun
1
A flat-bladed kitchen tool with a long handle, used for flipping, lifting, or spreading food.
"She flipped the pancake with a spatula."
2
A flat, blunt tool used for scraping, mixing, or applying substances outside the kitchen, such as in a lab or a doctor's office.
"The doctor used a wooden spatula to press down her tongue."
How to use spatula
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA flat tool for lifting, flipping, spreading, or scraping — most familiar as the thing you flip pancakes with.
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Word forms
- Plural
- spatulas, spatulae, spatulæ
- Third person singular
- spatulas
- Past tense
- spatulaed
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Etymology
From Latin spatula, "a flat piece," a smaller version of spatha, "a broad blade" — the same root behind "spade."
Synonyms
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Rhymes for spatula
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What does “spatula” mean?
The word “spatula” means a flat-bladed kitchen tool with a long handle, used for flipping, lifting, or spreading food. In plain terms, a flat tool for lifting, flipping, spreading, or scraping — most familiar as the thing you flip pancakes with.
How do you pronounce “spatula”?
“Spatula” is pronounced SPAT-yuu-luh (/ˈspætjʊlə/ in IPA).
How do you use “spatula” in a sentence?
Here is “spatula” used in a sentence: “She flipped the pancake with a spatula.”
What part of speech is “spatula”?
“Spatula” is a noun.
Where does the word “spatula” come from?
The word “spatula” comes from Latin. From Latin spatula, "a flat piece," a smaller version of spatha, "a broad blade" — the same root behind "spade.".
How many meanings does “spatula” have?
“Spatula” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a flat-bladed kitchen tool with a long handle, used for flipping, lifting, or spreading food.
