释义
[ spach -uh -luh ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈspætʃ ə lə / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun an implement with a broad, flat, usually flexible blade, used for blending foods or removing them from cooking utensils, mixing drugs, spreading plasters and paints, etc.
Origin of spatula 1515–25; <Latin: a flat piece, batten, equivalent to spath (a ) spathe + -ula -ule
OTHER WORDS FROM spatula spat·u·lar, adjective Words nearby spatula Spätlese, spatter, spatter cone, spatterdash, spatterdock, spatula , spatulate, spätzle, spaulder, spavin, spavined
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Example sentences from the Web for spatula He uses a spatula to flatten the onions and the meat together, creating a broad circular patty with an uneven edge.
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Free up the crust with a spatula , and breaking it into smaller pieces, place and serve on separate serving dish.
Persian New Year Celebration With Author Azar Nafisi | Karen Fragala Smith| March 23, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Sam was in the kitchen standing over a sizzling skillet of bacon, spatula in hand.
Ringing in the New Year on Wall Street | Beau Willimon| January 5, 2010| DAILY BEAST
Instead, she picked up the spatula and expertly scooped the eggs onto their two plates and carried them to the breakfast nook.
Ye of Little Faith | Roger Phillips Graham
They were accompanied by a metal stirrer (spatula ) for turning the beans.
All About Coffee | William H. Ukers
The width of the spatula averages 15 mm., but the size and shape of the spatula both vary considerably.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times | John Stewart Milne
This ledge serves to retain the enamel, and hinders it from falling off when applied and pressed on with a spatula .
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
It consists of a long shaft with an olivary point at one end and a spatula at the other.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times | John Stewart Milne
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British Dictionary definitions for spatula noun a utensil with a broad flat, often flexible blade, used for lifting, spreading, or stirring foods, etc
Derived forms of spatula spatular , adjective Word Origin for spatula C16: from Latin: a broad piece, from spatha a flat wooden implement; see spathe
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