Meanings
nounutensil (plural utensils)
plural utensils
- An instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen.
We have convenient storage for all the kitchen/eating utensils.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Latinūtēnsilis“useful, usable”
- Old Frenchutensile
- Middle Englishutensyl
- Englishutensil
From Middle English utensyl, from Old French utensile, from Latin ūtēnsilis (“useful, usable”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian при́бор, съд
- при́бор (príbor)device for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- съд (săd)device for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
Catalan utensili, utensili
- utensilidevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- utensilismall implement specialized for certain types of processing
Danish redskab
- redskabdevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
Dutch gereedschap, gerei
- gereedschapdevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- gereidevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- benodigdhedensmall implement specialized for certain types of processing
Finnish tarvike, tarvekalu
- tarvikedevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- tarvekaludevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- kalustodevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- työvälinesmall implement specialized for certain types of processing
- välinesmall implement specialized for certain types of processing
French ustensile
- ustensiledevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
German Gerät, Gerät
- Gerätdevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- Gerätsmall implement specialized for certain types of processing
Greek σκεύος, σύνεργο
- σκεύος (skévos)device for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- σύνεργο (sýnergo)device for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- εργαλείο (ergaleío)device for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- σύνεργο (sýnergo)small implement specialized for certain types of processing
- εργαλείο (ergaleío)small implement specialized for certain types of processing
Hebrew כְּלִי
- כְּלִי (kli)device for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
Hindi उपकरण
- उपकरण (upakraṇ)device for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
Indonesian perkakas
- perkakassmall implement specialized for certain types of processing
Italian utensile, stoviglia
- utensiledevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- stovigliadevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
Latin instrūmentum, instrūmentum
- instrūmentumdevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- instrūmentumsmall implement specialized for certain types of processing
Norwegian Bokmål redskap
- redskapdevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
Polish sprzęt kuchenny
- sprzęt kuchennydevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
Portuguese utensílio
- utensíliodevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
Romanian ustensilă
- ustensilădevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
Russian посу́да, у́тварь
- посу́да (posúda)device for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- у́тварь (útvarʹ)device for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- инструме́нт (instrumént)small implement specialized for certain types of processing
- ору́дие (orúdije)small implement specialized for certain types of processing
- прибо́р (pribór)small implement specialized for certain types of processing
Slovak riad
- riaddevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
Spanish utensilio
- utensiliodevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
Swedish redskap
- redskapdevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
Tagalog lalanghutan, kakamangan
- lalanghutandevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
- kakamangandevice for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
Tamil ஏனம்
- ஏனம் (ēṉam)device for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with utensil
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Cite this entry
APA
utensil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/utensil
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“utensil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/utensil. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “utensil,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/utensil.
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