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Meaning of Pestle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈpɛsəl

Definitions

A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.
archaic
The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.

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العربية المدقة دستج مدق مدقة يد

Български токмак

Bosanski halo maca palo tokmak tučak пест токмак тучак

Català maça

Čeština Palička tlukadlo

Dansk støder

Deutsch Keule Mörserkeule Stampfer Stempel Stößel Stößer

Ελληνικά γουδοχέρι κόπανος

Español machaca machacadera macilla maja maneta mano palo pistadero tejolote

فارسی یاور

Suomi hierrin petkel survin

Français pilon

Gaeilge tuairgnín

Gàidhlig plocan

Galego mazarelo

ગુજરાતી દસ્તો

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi kuʻi

עברית עלי

हिन्दी मूसल

Hrvatski halo maca palo tokmak tučak пест токмак тучак

Հայերեն սանդաթակ սանդաթակի

Bahasa Indonesia alu antan

Italiano pestello

日本語きね擂り粉木杵

ខ្មែរ អង្រែ

한국어 막자 방앗공이 절굿공이

Kurdî alû

Latina pistillum

ລາວ ສາກ

Te Reo Māori kuru paoi tuki

Македонски толчник

Монгол нүдүүр

Bahasa Melayu alu perosak

မြန်မာဘာသာ ကျည်ပွေ့

Nederlands stamper

Polski sztępel tłuczek

Português pilão

Русский пест пестик толка́ч

Српски halo maca palo tokmak tučak пест токмак тучак

Svenska mortelstöt pistill

Kiswahili mchi

தமிழ் உலக்கை குழவி

ไทย สาก สากกะเบือ

Tagalog halo pambayo pandikdik panligis

Türkçe tokmak

Tiếng Việt chay

Yorùbá ọmọdó

Examples

“She then sat down by the fire, and carefully separated the stone from the pulp, which she burnt; and her next task was to extract the kernel, which she did by means of a heavy pestle and the hearth. The kernels were next crushed together, and placed to simmer over the furnace.”

“[…]whether the chopping-knife or their pestles were the better weapons”

“a pestle of pork”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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