spatula

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈspætjʊlə/, /ˈspætʃʊlə/, /ˈspætʃələ/

Noun

spatula (plural spatulas)

1. A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting or stirring food.
2. (North America) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flexible surface attached to a long handle, used for scraping the sides of bowls.
3. (dated) A palette knife.
4. (chemistry) A thin hand tool, often made of nickel, for handling chemicals or other materials, when weighing, etc.
5. A croupier's tool for turning up cards in a casino.
   • 1963, Ian Fleming, On Her Majesty's Secret Service

     The croupier delicately faced her other two cards with the tip of his spatula. A four! She had lost!

6. (entomology) A sclerotized, T-shaped plate in the prothorax of larvae of flies belonging to family Cecidomyiidae, the gall midges.

Synonyms

• (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting) fish slice, turner, flipper
• (kitchen utensil for scraping) scraper, dough scraper

Translations

• French: spatule
• German: Pfannenwender
• Italian: spatola
• Portuguese: espátula
• Russian: лопа́точка
• Spanish: espátula

Translations

• German: Teigspatel, Teigschaber

Translations

• German: Spachtelmesser
• Italian: mestichino, paletta, spatola

Translations

• German: Spatel
• Russian: шпа́тель

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