spatula

spatula
noun
  1. an implement with a broad, flat, blunt blade, used for mixing and spreading things, especially in cooking and painting
    (尤指烹饪或绘画时用来调拌、涂敷的)抹刀;刮刀;刮铲
    ■a thin, flat wooden or metal instrument used in medical examinations e.g. for holding down the tongue or taking cell samples
    药刀;压舌板
    ■(US)a fish slice
    (美)分鱼刀;煎鱼锅铲
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from Latin, variant of spathula, diminutive of spatha (see spathe)
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