espátula

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpa.tu.lɐ/, /esˈpa.tu.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpa.tu.lɐ/, /esˈpa.tu.lɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpa.tu.lɐ/, /eʃˈpa.tu.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpa.tu.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpa.tu.lɐ/

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

Noun

espátula f (plural espátulas)

1. spatula (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting)

Related terms

• espádua

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

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

Noun

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

Derived terms

• espátula rosada
• pato espátula

 

Further reading

• “espátula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014