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utensil

Pronunciation: /juˈtɛn.səl/

The English word “utensil” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen.
  2. Specifically, a eating utensil (fork, table knife, or spoon); a piece of flatware or cutlery.
  3. A useful small tool, implement, or vessel.

Etymology

From Middle English utensyl, from Old French utensile, from Latin ūtēnsilis (“useful, usable”).

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