espátula
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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin spatula, from Latin spatha. Compare the semi-learned doublet espádua and inherited doublet espalda.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -atulɐ
- Hyphenation: es‧pá‧tu‧la
Noun
espátula f (plural espátulas)
- spatula (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting)
Related terms
Spanish
A spatula, fish slice, turner
generic putty knives / scrapes
A sqeegee
A spoonbill
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin spatula, from Latin spatha. Compare the inherited doublet espalda.
Pronunciation
Noun
espátula f (plural espátulas)
- spatula, (UK) fish slice, turner, pancake turner, kitchen turner, cooking turner, (US) flipper (kitchen utensil)
- scraper, wall scraper, wallpaper scraper, putty knife (a hand tool to scrape or a hand tool with a flexible blade to apply putty)
- squeegee (a short-handled tool, especially as used on car windshields and home windows)
- Synonym: espátula limpiacristales
- (birds) spoonbill
Derived terms
Further reading
- “espátula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014