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spatula

spa·tula

UK/ˈspætjʊlə/ US/ˈspæt͡ʃʊlə/ uncommon dated uk us

noun

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a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances

Origin

Borrowed from Latin spatula (“a flat piece”), the diminutive form of spatha (“broad or flat tool”), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “a broad wood or metal blade”). Doublet of spauld; compare spatha and spathe.

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