spat‧u‧la /ˈspætjələ, ˈspætjʊlə $ -tʃələ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin; Origin: 'spoon, spatula', from Latin spatha 'spoon, sword', from Greek spathe 'blade']

1. a kitchen tool with a wide flat blade, used for spreading, mixing, or lifting soft substances

2. British English a small instrument with a flat surface, used by doctors to hold your tongue down so that they can examine your throat

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