OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 15218

trowel

/ˈtɹaʊ.əl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cuchara de albañil • paleta de albañil • trulla
A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.
desplantador • pala de jardinería
A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.
I need to dig a hole for these begonias; would you pass me that trowel?
pala
A tool used for smoothing a mold.
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