espátula

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin spatula, from Latin spatha. Compare the semi-learned doublet espádua and inherited doublet espalda.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -atulɐ
  • Hyphenation: es‧pá‧tu‧la

Noun

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espátula f (plural espátulas)

  1. spatula (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting)
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Spanish

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A spatula, fish slice, turner
generic putty knives / scrapes
A sqeegee
A spoonbill

Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin spatula, from Latin spatha. Compare the inherited doublet espalda.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esˈpatula/ [esˈpa.t̪u.la]
  • Rhymes: -atula
  • Syllabification: es‧pá‧tu‧la

Noun

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espátula f (plural espátulas)

  1. spatula, (UK) fish slice, turner, pancake turner, kitchen turner, cooking turner, (US) flipper (kitchen utensil)
  2. scraper, wall scraper, wallpaper scraper, putty knife (a hand tool to scrape or a hand tool with a flexible blade to apply putty)
  3. squeegee (a short-handled tool, especially as used on car windshields and home windows)
    Synonym: espátula limpiacristales
  4. (birds) spoonbill

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