noun🔗ShareMano de morteroA club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things."She used the pestle to grind the spices into a fine powder in the mortar. "Ella usó la mano de mortero para moler las especias hasta convertirlas en un polvo fino en el mortero.utensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBastón, varaA constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape."The bailiff carried a wooden pestle as a symbol of his authority in the town square. "El alguacil llevaba un bastón de madera como símbolo de su autoridad en la plaza del pueblo.policelawitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJamón, pernilThe leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig."a pestle of pork"Un jamón de cerdo.foodanimalpartbodyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMajar, machacarTo pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle."The chef used a pestle to grind the spices into a fine powder. "El chef usó un mortero para majar las especias hasta obtener un polvo fino.utensilfoodprocessmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading