spatola

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Late Latin spatula, diminutive of Latin spatha. Compare spalla, an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈspa.to.la/
  • Rhymes: -atola
  • Hyphenation: spà‧to‧la

Noun[edit]

spatola f (plural spatole)

  1. spatula, paddle
  2. (painting) palette knife
    Synonym: mestichino
  3. (masonry) putty knife
  4. spoonbill

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Further reading[edit]

  • spatola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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