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