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utensil

/juˈtɛn.səl/ UK, US
/ˈju.tɛn.sɪl/ Philippines

Rhymes with -ɛnsəl

Where it comes from

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

noun utensils

An instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen. We have convenient storage for all the kitchen/eating utensils.
often, plural Specifically, a eating utensil (fork, table knife, or spoon); a piece of flatware or cutlery.
A useful small tool, implement, or vessel. He stocked up on old-style writing utensils.

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noun device for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war

Español	utensilio
हिन्दी	उपकरण upakraṇ
Português	utensílio
Français	ustensile
Deutsch	Gerät
Italiano	utensile, stoviglia
Ελληνικά	σκεύος skévos, σύνεργο sýnergo, εργαλείο ergaleío
Română	ustensilă
Русский	посу́да posúda, у́тварь útvarʹ
עברית	כְּלִי kli

noun small implement specialized for certain types of processing

Deutsch	Gerät
Ελληνικά	σύνεργο sýnergo, εργαλείο ergaleío
Русский	инструме́нт instrumént, ору́дие orúdije, прибо́р pribór

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@misc{utensil_2026,
  title = {utensil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/utensil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}