American English at State - In #AmericanEnglish, we use the word "spatula" for a couple of different kitchen tools. Check out our graphic to see two different versions of "spatula." Do you
Why in American English do we use the word “spatula” to refer to 2 different kitchen tools- one used mainly to flip items and the other to fold together ingredients when baking
![spatula noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com spatula noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com](https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/fullsize/k/kit/kitch/kitchen_utensils_misc.png)
spatula noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
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colander, spatula, wooden spoon, slotted spoon, ladle | Cooking tool set, Kitchen pictures, Cooking equipment kitchen tools
![English to English Dictionary - Meaning of Spatula in English is : ladle, slice, trowel, shovel, applicator, dipper, hoe, palette, palette knife, air brush, art paper, bit, brush, buffer, camera lucida, camera English to English Dictionary - Meaning of Spatula in English is : ladle, slice, trowel, shovel, applicator, dipper, hoe, palette, palette knife, air brush, art paper, bit, brush, buffer, camera lucida, camera](http://dictionary.studysite.org/images/S/spatula.jpg)
English to English Dictionary - Meaning of Spatula in English is : ladle, slice, trowel, shovel, applicator, dipper, hoe, palette, palette knife, air brush, art paper, bit, brush, buffer, camera lucida, camera
![spatula noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com spatula noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com](https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/american_english/fullsize/l/lab/labor/laboratory.jpg)