spatula
🇺🇸
/ˈspætʃələ/
🇬🇧
/ˈspætʃələ/
noun
R
A flat tool used for mixing and spreading things like food or paint.
She used a spatula to spread the icing on the cake.
R
A kitchen tool with holes in it, used for turning and lifting food.
He grabbed a spatula to flip the pancakes.
R
A thin, flat tool that doctors use to press the tongue down during a throat exam.
The doctor used a spatula to press the patient's tongue down for the throat exam.
translation
A flat tool used for mixing and spreading things like food or paint.; A kitchen tool with holes in it, used for turning and lifting food.; A thin, flat tool that doctors use to press the tongue down during a throat exam.
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spatulas