noun🔗ShareMorteroA mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks."The bricklayer used mortar to hold the bricks together when building the new school wall. "El albañil usó mortero para unir los ladrillos al construir el nuevo muro de la escuela.materialbuildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMorteroA muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories."The artillery unit practiced firing the mortar, aiming to hit the target across the valley. "La unidad de artillería practicó el disparo del mortero, con el objetivo de alcanzar el objetivo al otro lado del valle.weaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMorteroA hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle."The chef used a mortar and pestle to grind the spices for the stew. "El chef usó un mortero y un mazo para moler las especias para el estofado.utensilmaterialfoodmedicinechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnmorterarTo use mortar or plaster to join two things together."The bricklayer will mortar the new bricks together to build the garden wall. "El albañil enmorterará los nuevos ladrillos para construir el muro del jardín.architecturebuildingmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMoler en un morteroTo pound in a mortar."The cook had to mortar the spices before adding them to the soup. "El cocinero tuvo que moler las especias en un mortero antes de agregarlas a la sopa.utensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAtaque con morteroTo fire a mortar (weapon)."The soldiers were ordered to mortar the enemy position. "A los soldados se les ordenó atacar la posición enemiga con morteros.militaryweaponwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
