Translation guide
In Japanese, the word for 'spatula' depends on its use: cooking, baking, or lab work. The most common kitchen spatula is a turner (フライ返し), while a silicone scraper is スパチュラ or ゴムベラ. For lab spatulas, スパーテル is used.
A flat, often slotted utensil used to flip or lift food in a pan.
The standard word for a kitchen turner. Literally 'fry returner'. Used for flipping pancakes, burgers, etc.
I flipped the hamburger steak with a spatula.
Loanword from English 'turner'. Common in cooking contexts, but フライ返し is more everyday.
Flip the egg with a turner.
A flexible, often silicone utensil used to scrape bowls or fold ingredients.
Loanword from English 'spatula', but in Japanese it specifically refers to a flexible scraper, not a turner.
I scraped the bowl clean with a spatula.
Literally 'rubber spatula'. Often used interchangeably with スパチュラ, but emphasizes the material.
Mix with a rubber spatula.
A small utensil used in labs to transfer or mix powders and chemicals.
A long, thin, often offset metal spatula used to spread icing or frosting.
From 'palette knife'. Used for cake decorating and spreading cream.
Spread the cream with an icing spatula.
Direct loan from 'icing spatula'. Used in baking contexts, but パレットナイフ is more common.
Decorate with an icing spatula.
In English, 'spatula' can mean both a turner and a scraper. In Japanese, スパチュラ almost always means a flexible scraper. If you ask for a スパチュラ in a kitchen store, you'll likely get a silicone scraper, not a turner.
Please give me a turner/spatula.