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Spatula vs Scoopula - What's the difference?

spatula | scoopula |

As nouns the difference between spatula and scoopula

is that spatula is a kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food while scoopula is a curved spatula used as a scoop in chemistry laboratories.

spatula

English

Noun

  • A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting or stirring food.
  • (North America) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flexible surface attached to a long handle, used for scraping the sides of bowls.
  • (dated) A palette knife.
  • (chemistry) A thin hand tool, often made of nickel, for handling chemicals or other materials, when weighing, etc.

    • Synonyms

    * (kitchen utensil for turning and lifting) fish slice, turner * (kitchen utensil for scraping) scraper, dough scraper

    Derived terms

    * spatular * spatulous

    Related terms

    * spatulate

    scoopula

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia scoopula) (en noun)
  • A curved spatula used as a scoop in chemistry laboratories.