Meanings
nounmortar and pestle (plural mortars and pestles)
plural mortars and pestles · alternative pestle and mortar
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device made up of a bowl (the mortar) and a heavy, blunt object (the pestle), the end of which is used for crushing and grinding ingredients or substances into a fine paste or powder.
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Chinese Mandarin 研缽和研杵 /研钵和研杵, 杵臼
- 研缽和研杵 /研钵和研杵 (yánbō hé yánchǔ)device used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
- 杵臼 (chǔjiù)device used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
- 磨缽 /磨钵 (móbō)device used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
- 搗藥盅 /捣药盅 (dǎoyàozhōng)device used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Czech hmoždíř
- hmoždířdevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Danish morter
- morterdevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Dutch vijzel
- vijzeldevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Esperanto pistilo kaj pistujo
- pistilo kaj pistujodevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Finnish huhmar
- huhmardevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
French mortier et pilon
- mortier et pilondevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
German Mörser und Stößel
- Mörser und Stößeldevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Hungarian mozsár mozsártörővel
- mozsár mozsártörőveldevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Indonesian lesung dan alu, cobek dan ulekan
- lesung dan aludevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
- cobek dan ulekandevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Malay lesung dan alu
- lesung dan aludevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Polish moździerz i tłuczek
- moździerz i tłuczekdevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Portuguese pilão
- pilãodevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Romanian mojar cu pistil
- mojar cu pistildevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Russian пестик и ступа
- пестик и ступа (pestik i stupa)device used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Spanish mortero y machaca, almirez y maja
- mortero y machacadevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
- almirez y majadevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
- pilón y machacaderadevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
- molcajete y tejolotedevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Turkish havan tokmağı
- havan tokmağıdevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
Vietnamese chày cối
- chày cốidevice used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
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APA
mortar and pestle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortar%20and%20pestle
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“mortar and pestle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortar%20and%20pestle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mortar and pestle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortar%20and%20pestle.
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