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spatula

spatula

36 1.5
A flat, thin tool with a handle for lifting and turning food like pancakes
  • noun
  • /ˈspætʃələ/
translation icon : espátula
  • You can use a spatula to flip the pancake without breaking it.

President Biden, that's that's like licking the frosting right off the spatula.

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Examples

  • You can make the batter in a bowl with a spatula; no mixer is required.

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  • I'm going to use this spatula and brush the chocolate up the side so the side is smooth.

  • This is the biggest spatula I have ever seen.

  • "What happened to the metal spatula that I like using to get the cookies off?"

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  • You better use that spatula.

    North of the 10 (2022)

  • Oh, look, it's my spatula.

    The Boss Baby (2017)

  • I mean, I'm using my fish spatula because just for fish.

  • So I'll put a little bit, take a spatula and just fold it in.

  • If the dough sticks, dip the spatula in a little water between flattening cookies.

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  • All right, So we're putting the tofu in the pan, and then you just break it up with the little spatula, taking the spices.

Synonyms

food turner
vsspatula
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A flat, flexible tool with a long handle for turning pancakes or eggs

is broader, used also for mixing spreading and lifting soft substances

How Flexible

spatula
36 1.5
wooden spoon
5 1.0

Surface Forms

spatula singular
spatulas plural

Etymology

The word spatula comes from the Latin spatula, a 'small flat tool', and from spatha meaning 'broad blade'. So a spatula is a flat tool you use to lift, spread, or turn food.