How do you pronounce pestle?

pestle is pronounced as /ˈpɛsəl/.

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pestle

🪨pestle (pɛsəl)

noun

/ˈpɛsəl/

pilon (pilon)

pestilential pests

Signification

A heavy tool with a rounded end used for crushing or grinding substances in a mortar.

Traduction de la signification

Un outil lourd avec une extrémité arrondie utilisé pour écraser ou moudre des substances dans un mortier.

Phrases d'exemple

She used a pestle to grind the spices.

Elle a utilisé un pilon pour moudre les épices.

Expressions d'exemple

mortar and pestle

mortier et pilon

Synonymes

grinder, crusher, pounder, masher

Antonymes

blender, mixer

Collocations

mortar and pestle, grind with pestle, use pestle

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