spatula
/ˈspætjʊlə/noun
1- an implement with a broad, flat, blunt blade, used for mixing and spreading things, especially in cooking and painting（尤指烹饪或绘画时用来调拌、涂敷的）抹刀; 刮刀; 刮铲。
1.1
- a thin, flat wooden or metal instrument used in medical examinations e.g. for holding down the tongue or taking cell samples药刀; 压舌板。
1.2
- US a fish slice〈美〉分鱼刀; 煎鱼锅铲。
词源
early 16th cent.: from Latin, variant of spathula, diminutive of spatha （see SPATHE）.