The meaning of Pestle

Pestle – definition

noun
A heavy tool with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding substances such as spices or drugs, typically in a mortar.
Usage examples:
And i used cardamom seeds that i crushed in my pestle and mortar, rather than ready-ground.

verb
Crush or grind with a pestle.
Usage examples:
She measured seeds into the mortar and pestled them to powder

noun
A hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar

noun
A tool used for crushing substances into a powder

Pestle translation into English

Pestle: translate from English into Chinese

杵, 碓, 研磨, 槌, 舂, 擂, 蘑菇, 杵捣

Pestle: translate from English into Dutch

Stamper, Vijzelstamper, Stampen, Mortierstamper

Pestle: translate from English into French

Pilon

Pestle: translate from English into German

Stößel

Pestle: translate from English into Hindi

मूसल, पैर, मूसली, लोढ़ा, रगड़ना, मसलना, पीसना, कूटना

Pestle: translate from English into Italian

Pestello, Frantumare, Pestare

Pestle: translate from English into Korean

유봉, 유봉으로 갈다, 공이로 갈다

Pestle: translate from English into Russian

Пестик, Толочь в ступе

Pestle: translate from English into Spanish

Majadero, Mano de mortero, Majar

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum, from pist- ‘pounded’, from the verb pinsere .

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Pestle – similar words

pestling

verb
Crush or grind with a pestle.
Usage examples:
She measured seeds into the mortar and pestled them to powder

noun
A heavy tool with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding substances such as spices or drugs, typically in a mortar.
Usage examples:
And i used cardamom seeds that i crushed in my pestle and mortar, rather than ready-ground.

All meanings and translations of Pestling

pestles

noun
A heavy tool with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding substances such as spices or drugs, typically in a mortar.
Usage examples:
And i used cardamom seeds that i crushed in my pestle and mortar, rather than ready-ground.

verb
Crush or grind with a pestle.
Usage examples:
She measured seeds into the mortar and pestled them to powder

noun
A tool used for crushing substances into a powder

All meanings and translations of Pestles

pestled

verb
Crush or grind with a pestle.
Usage examples:
She measured seeds into the mortar and pestled them to powder

noun
A heavy tool with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding substances such as spices or drugs, typically in a mortar.
Usage examples:
And i used cardamom seeds that i crushed in my pestle and mortar, rather than ready-ground.

All meanings and translations of Pestled

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