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Definition of spatula noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spatula

noun
 
/ˈspætʃələ/
 
/ˈspætʃələ/
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  1. a tool with a broad flat part that is not sharp, used for mixing and spreading things, especially in cooking and paintingTopics Cooking and eatingc2
  2. (North American English)
    (British English fish slice)
    a kitchen utensil that has a broad flat part with narrow holes in it, attached to a long handle, used for turning and lifting food when cooking
  3. (British English)
    (North American English tongue depressor)
    a thin flat instrument that doctors use for pressing the tongue down when they are examining somebody’s throat
    4. Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin, variant of spathula, diminutive of spatha, from Greek spathē ‘broad blade’.
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