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spat·u·la
(spăch′ə-lə)n.
1. A small implement having a broad, flat, flexible blade that is used to mix, spread, or lift material.
2. Chiefly British A tongue depressor.
[Latin, flat piece of wood, splint, diminutive of spatha, broadsword; see spathe.]
spat′u·lar adj.
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spatula
(ˈspætjʊlə)n
(Cookery) a utensil with a broad flat, often flexible blade, used for lifting, spreading, or stirring foods, etc
[C16: from Latin: a broad piece, from spatha a flat wooden implement; see spathe]
ˈspatular adj
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spat•u•la
(ˈspætʃ ə lə)n., pl. -las.
an implement with a broad, flat, usu. flexible blade, used for blending or transferring foods, mixing drugs, spreading plaster, etc.
spat′u•lar, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  spatula - a turner with a narrow flexible bladeblade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" food turner, turner - cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food |
| 2. | spatula - a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands palette knife - a spatula used by artists for mixing or applying or scraping off oil paints putty knife - a spatula used to mix or apply putty slice - a spatula for spreading paint or ink |
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Translations
مِبْسَط الصَّيْدَلي لِمَزْج الألْوانمِلْعَقَةُ الْبَسْط
lopatkašpachtlestěrka
paletknivspatelpalet
lastaspaatteli
lopatica
spatula
spaðispaîi
へら
주걱
mentelė
lāpstiņa
spatelsteker
stierka
spatel
ไม้พายที่ใช้ทำอาหาร
dao bay
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spatula
(ˈspӕtjulə) , ((American) -tʃu-) noun a kind of tool with a broad blunt blade. Spread the icing on the cake with a spatula.
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spatula
→ مِلْعَقَةُ الْبَسْط stěrka paletkniv Spachtel σπάτουλα espátula lasta spatule lopatica spatola へら 주걱 spatel stekespade szpatułka espátula лопаточка spatel ไม้พายที่ใช้ทำอาหาร spatül dao bay 刮刀Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
spat·u·la
n. espátula.
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