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spatulae

spatulae is the plural of spatula.

Meaning of spatula

Noun

spatula (plural spatulas or spatulae or spatulæ)

  1. A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.
  2. (Canada, US) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flexible surface attached to a long handle, used for scraping the sides of bowls.
  3. (dated) A palette knife.
  4. A thin hand tool, often made of nickel, for handling chemicals or other materials, when weighing, etc.
  5. (UK) A tongue depressor.
  6. A croupier's tool for turning up cards in a casino.
    • The croupier delicately faced her other two cards with the tip of his spatula. A four! She had lost!1963, Ian Fleming, On Her Majesty's Secret Service

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Questions about spatulae

What is spatulae the plural of?
Spatulae is the plural of spatula.

Words near spatulae in the dictionary

  1. spattle
  2. spattled
  3. spattles
  4. spattling
  5. spatula
  6. spatulae
  7. spatulaed
  8. spatulaing
  9. spatulalike
  10. spatulamancy
  11. spatular

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