mortar and pestle
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The meaning (definition) of the word mortar and pestle
a bowl and club used to grind spices
The word mortar and pestle used in a sentence
“Grandma used the mortar and pestle to grind the spices.”
The plural of the word mortar and pestle
mortar and pestles
How the word mortar and pestle is said around the world
| French | mortier et pilon (mawrtyay ay peelawn) |
| Spanish | mortero y maja (mohrtayroh ee mahkhah) |
| Mandarin | 研钵和研杵 (yán bō hé yán chǔ) |
| Hindi | ओखल और मूसल (ohkuhl awr moosuhl) |
| Arabic | الهاون والمدقة (ahlhowoon wahlmeedahkah) |
| Russian | ступка и пестик (stupka i pestik) |
| Portuguese (EU) | almofariz e pilão (ahlmoofuhreez ee peeluhnuun) |
| Portuguese (BR) | almofariz e pilão (owmohfahreez ee peeluhnuun) |
| Japanese | 乳鉢と乳棒 (nyuubachi to nyuubou) |
| German | Mörser und Stößel (merrzur uunt shtersuhl) |
| Urdu | مارٹر اور موسل (mahrtuhr awr mohsuhl) |
| Punjabi | ਮੋਰਟਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਮਸਤ (mohruhtahr utay musuht) |
| Korean | 절구와 공이 (jeolguwa gongi) |
| Hebrew | מכתש ועלי |
| Greek | γουδί και γουδοχέρι (goudi kai goudokheri) |
| Dutch | vijzel en stamper (veizuhl en stahmpuhr) |
| Tagalog | lusong at halo (loosohng aht hahloh) |
| Vietnamese | cối và chày (kohury vah chahy) |
| Turkish | havan ve havan tokmağı (hahvahn ve hahvahn tawkmahu) |
| Persian | هاون و دسته هاون (hahvahn vah dahstay hahvahn) |
| Polish | moździerz i tłuczek (mawzhjesh ee twoochek) |
| Ukrainian | ступка і товкач (stupka i tovkach) |
| Bengali | হামানদিস্তা (hahmahnawdeestah) |
| Swedish | mortel och stöt (mootuhl awk stert) |
| Italian | mortaio e pestello (mohrtyoh ay paystelloh) |
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