English
spoonula
Blend of spoon + spatula.
Proto-Germanic *spēnuz ‘chip, flake, shaving’
Proto-West Germanic *spānu ‘piece of wood, chip, shaving’
Old English spōn ‘sliver, chip of wood, shaving’
Middle English spoon ‘spoon, chip of wood’
English spoon
Proto-Hellenic *spátʰā ‘blade’
Ancient Greek σπάθη ‘a broad wood or metal blade’
Latin spatha ‘broad or flat tool’
Latin spatula ‘a flat piece’
English spatula
Today it means
noun A cooking utensil resembling both a spoon and a spatula.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / spoonula