Pestle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores

a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛsəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɛsəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɛsəl/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɛsəl/.

Examples

pestle the garlic

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pounder stamp muller

Parts of Speech

noun	machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
noun	a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
noun	a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
verb	grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar “pestle the garlic”

Word Forms

stamp	verb	crush or grind with a heavy instrument
pestle	verb	grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
pound	verb	break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
pestle	noun	machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stößel

Maschine bestehend aus einer schweren Stange, die sich vertikal bewegt, um Erze zu zerkleinern oder zu zerkleinern

🇫🇷French

pilon

machine constituée d'une barre lourde qui se déplace verticalement pour piler ou concasser des minerais

🇪🇸Spanish

majadero

Máquina que consiste en una barra pesada que se mueve verticalmente para golpear o triturar minerales.

🇮🇹Italian

pestello

macchina costituita da una barra pesante che si muove verticalmente per frantumare o frantumare i minerali

🇳🇱Dutch

stamper

machine bestaande uit een zware staaf die verticaal beweegt voor het verpletteren of verpletteren van ertsen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pilão

máquina que consiste em uma barra pesada que se move verticalmente para martelar ou triturar minérios

🇷🇺Russian

пестик

машина, состоящая из тяжелого стержня, который движется вертикально для измельчения или дробления руды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूसल

मशीन जिसमें एक भारी छड़ होती है जो अयस्कों को कूटने या कुचलने के लिए लंबवत चलती है

🇧🇩Bengali

মস্তক

একটি ভারী দণ্ড নিয়ে গঠিত মেশিন যা আকরিক পাউন্ডিং বা পেষণ করার জন্য উল্লম্বভাবে চলে

🇮🇳Tamil

பூச்சி

தாதுக்களை துடிக்க அல்லது நசுக்க செங்குத்தாக நகரும் கனமான பட்டையைக் கொண்ட இயந்திரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

రోకలి

ధాతువులను కొట్టడం లేదా అణిచివేయడం కోసం నిలువుగా కదిలే భారీ బార్‌తో కూడిన యంత్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

मुसळ

एक जड पट्टी असलेले यंत्र जे खड्डे किंवा अयस्क क्रशिंगसाठी अनुलंब हलते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુસળી

મશીન જેમાં ભારે બારનો સમાવેશ થાય છે જે અયસ્કને પાઉન્ડિંગ અથવા ક્રશ કરવા માટે ઊભી રીતે ખસે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೀಟ

ಅದಿರುಗಳನ್ನು ಬಡಿಯಲು ಅಥವಾ ಪುಡಿಮಾಡಲು ಲಂಬವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಭಾರೀ ಪಟ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಯಂತ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കീടനാശിനി

അയിരുകൾ അടിക്കാനോ തകർക്കാനോ വേണ്ടി ലംബമായി നീങ്ങുന്ന കനത്ത ബാർ അടങ്ങുന്ന യന്ത്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੀੜੇ

ਮਸ਼ੀਨ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਭਾਰੀ ਪੱਟੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਧਾਤੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਦਬਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਚਲਣ ਲਈ ਲੰਬਕਾਰੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਚਲਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

موسل

ایک بھاری بار پر مشتمل مشین جو کچ دھاتوں کو دھکیلنے یا کچلنے کے لیے عمودی طور پر حرکت کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杵

机器由一根垂直移动的重棒组成，用于敲击或破碎矿石

🇯🇵Japanese

乳棒

鉱石を叩いたり粉砕したりするために垂直に動く重い棒で構成される機械

🇰🇷Korean

유봉

광석을 두드리거나 분쇄하기 위해 수직으로 움직이는 무거운 막대로 구성된 기계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chày

máy bao gồm một thanh nặng di chuyển theo chiều dọc để đập hoặc nghiền quặng

🇹🇭Thai

สาก

เครื่องจักรประกอบด้วยแท่งหนักที่เคลื่อนที่ในแนวตั้งเพื่อทุบหรือบดแร่

🇮🇩Indonesian

alu

mesin yang terdiri dari batangan berat yang bergerak secara vertikal untuk menumbuk atau menghancurkan bijih

🇵🇭Filipino

halo

makina na binubuo ng isang mabigat na bar na gumagalaw nang patayo para sa paghampas o pagdurog ng mga ores

🇲🇾Malay

alu

mesin yang terdiri daripada bar berat yang bergerak secara menegak untuk menumbuk atau menghancurkan bijih

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مدقة

آلة تتكون من قضيب ثقيل يتحرك عموديا لسحق أو سحق الخامات

🇮🇷Persian

هاست

دستگاه متشکل از یک میله سنگین که به صورت عمودی برای کوبیدن یا خرد کردن سنگ معدن حرکت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

havaneli

cevherleri dövmek veya kırmak için dikey olarak hareket eden ağır bir çubuktan oluşan makine

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוּכנָה

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