spatula
/sˈpæˌtʃʊlə/SPA-chuu-luh
/sˈpæˌtʃʊlə/SPA-chuu-luh
Meaninga little blade
Common meaning: a broad, flat kitchen tool
- spata broad flat bladeLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1411 · scan
- ulasmall, diminutive ending
Journey through time
- Greekσπάθη‘a broad flat blade’
- Latinspatula
- Englishspatula‘a broad, flat kitchen tool’ · today
spat also in: epaulette
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek σπάθη ‘a broad flat blade’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry σπάθη, p. 1411 · dictionary scan
Roots
- σπάθη Greek “a broad flat blade”
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