OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 19891

pestle

/ˈpɛsəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
machaca • machacadera • macilla • maja • maneta • mano • palo • pistadero • tejolote
A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
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 pest…
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