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 (mawrt-YAY ay pee-LAWN) |
| Spanish | mortero y maja (mohr-TAY-roh ee MAH-khah) |
| Mandarin | 研钵和研杵 (yahn boh khuh yahn choo) |
| Hindi | ओखल और मूसल (OH-kuhl awr MOO-suhl) |
| Arabic | الهاون والمدقة (ahl-HOW-oon wahl-MEE-dah-kah) |
| Russian | ступка и пестик (STOOP-kah i PYAYSY-tyeek) |
| Portuguese (EU) | almofariz e pilão (ahl-moo-fuh-REEZ ee pee-LUHNUUN) |
| Portuguese (BR) | almofariz e pilão (ow-moh-fah-REEZ ee pee-LUHNUUN) |
| Japanese | 乳鉢と乳棒 (nyu-u-bah-chee-toh-nyu-u-BOHU) |
| German | Mörser und Stößel (MERR-zur uunt SHTER-suhl) |
| Urdu | مارٹر اور موسل (MAHR-tuhr awr MOH-suhl) |
| Punjabi | ਕੂੰਡਾ-ਸੋਟਾ (KOON-dah SOH-tah) |
| Korean | 절구와 공이 (JUL-goo-wah GOH-ngee) |
| Hebrew | מכתש ועלי |
| Greek | γουδί και γουδοχέρι (ghoo-THEE kay ghoo-thoh-YAY-ree) |
| Dutch | vijzel en stamper (VEI-zuhl en STAHM-puhr) |
| Tagalog | lusong at halo (LOO-sohng aht HAH-loh) |
| Vietnamese | cối và chày (KOH-ury vah chahy) |
| Turkish | havan ve havan tokmağı (hah-VAHN ve hah-VAHN tawk-MAHU) |
| Persian | هاون و دسته هاون (HAH-vahn vah DAHS-tay HAH-vahn) |
| Polish | moździerz i tłuczek (MAWZH-jesh ee TWOO-chek) |
| Ukrainian | ступка і товкач (STOOP-kah ee tohf-KAHCH) |
| Bengali | হামানদিস্তা (HAH-mah-naw-dees-tah) |
| Swedish | mortel och stöt (MOO-tuhl awk stert) |
| Italian | mortaio e pestello (mohr-TYO-h ay pays-TEL-loh) |
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