pestle

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• /ˈpɛsəl/
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From Middle English pestel, pestell, from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum, from pīnsō (“pound, beat”). Doublet of pistil and pistillum.

167 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Acehnese: alèe — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Afrikaans: stamper — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Akkadian: 𒄑𒃶𒈾 (/⁠bukānu⁠/) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Akkadian: 𒈠𒁖𒆪 (/⁠madakku⁠/) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Aklanon: hae-o — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Amharic: ዘነዘና (zänäzäna) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Arabic: مِدَقَّة (midaqqa) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Arabic: يَد (yad) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Arabic: دَسْتَج (dastaj) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Aramaic: ܡܪܫܐ (marrəšā) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Aramaic: ܕܳܩܘܿܩܳܐ (dāqōqā) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Aramaic: ܒܘܽܟܳܢܳܐ (būḵānā) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אוּרְדּ֧כָא (ʾurdəḵā) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Aramaic: בוכנה (būḵānā) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Armenian: սանդաթակ (sandatʻak) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Armenian: սանդաթակի (sandatʻaki) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Armenian: սանդիտոռ (sanditoṙ) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Armenian: սանդակոթ (sandakotʻ) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Old Armenian: տոռն (toṙn) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Azerbaijani: həvəng dəstəsi — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Belarusian: пе́сцік (pjéscik) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Central Bikol: halo — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Bulgarian: токма́к (tokmák) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Bulgarian: пе́стик (péstik) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Bulgarian: чука́ло (čukálo) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Bulgarian: тлъчо́к (tlǎčók) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Bulgarian: тлъ́чник (tlǎ́čnik) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Bulgarian: бия́ло (bijálo) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Burmese: ကျည်ပွေ့ (kyanypwe.) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Catalan: mà de morter — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Catalan: maça — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Cebuano: alho — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Chinese: 研槌 (géng-thûi) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Chinese Mandarin: 碓 (duì) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Czech: palička — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Danish: pistil — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Danish: støder — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Dutch: stamper — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Estonian: uhmrinui — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Faroese: stoytil — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Finnish: petkel — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Finnish: survin — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• French: pilon — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Friulian: pestadôr — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Friulian: pestel — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Fula: undugal — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Galician: mazarelo — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• German: Stößel — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• German: Mörserkeule — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• German: Stampfer — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Greek: γουδοχέρι (goudochéri) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Ancient Greek: ὕπερος (húperos) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Ancient Greek: δοῖδυξ (doîdux) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Ancient Greek: ναγεύς (nageús) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Gujarati: દસ્તો (dasto) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Hawaiian: kuʻi — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Hebrew: מָדוֹךְ (madokh) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Hebrew: עֱלִי (eli) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Higaonon: hal-u — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Hiligaynon: hal-u — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Hungarian: mozsártörő — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Ibanag: alu — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Icelandic: stautur — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Ilocano: alo — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Indonesian: alu — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Indonesian: antan — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Ingrian: petel — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Irish: tuairgnín — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Isnag: allo — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Italian: pestello — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Japanese: 杵 (kine) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Japanese: 擂り粉木 (surikogi) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Javanese: alu — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Old Javanese: antan — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Kazakh: келсап (kelsap) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Khmer: អង្រែ (ʼɑɑʼɑngrɛɛ) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Korean: 방앗공이 (bang'atgong'i) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Korean: 절굿공이 (jeolgutgong'i) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Korean: 막자 (makja) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Central Kurdish: دەسکەوان (deskewan) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Central Kurdish: دەسکاوِنگ (deskawing) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Central Kurdish: دەساوان (desawan) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Lango (Uganda): alek — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Lao: ສາກ (sāk) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Latin: pistillum — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Lombard: pestón — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Lü: ᦉᦱᧅ (ṡaak) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Macanese: pilám — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Macedonian: толчник (tolčnik) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Maguindanao: endu — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Makasar: alu — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Malay: perosak — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Malay: alu — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Malay: pengentak — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: andu — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Mansaka: aro — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Māori: tuki — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Māori: paoi — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Māori: ngahiri — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Māori: morenga — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Māori: pōtuki — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Māori: kuru — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Maranao: ndo — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Marathi: बत्ता (battā) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Mongolian: нүдүүр (nüdüür) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Khiamniungan Naga: mâi — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Classical Nahuatl: texōlōtl — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Norwegian Bokmål: pistill — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Norwegian Bokmål: støter — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Norwegian Nynorsk: pistill — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Norwegian Nynorsk: støytar — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Omaha-Ponca: wéhe — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Oromo: bokotumaa — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Persian: یانه (yāne) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Persian: دسته هاون (daste hāvan) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Persian: یاور (yāvar) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Phake: ꩬ︀က︀် (sak) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Polish: tłuczek — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Portuguese: pilão — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Romagnol: pilôn — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Romanian: pistil — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Russian: пест (pest) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Russian: пе́стик (péstik) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Russian: толка́ч (tolkáč) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Saho: maataka — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Scots: champer — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Scottish Gaelic: plocan — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Serbo-Croatian: ту́чак — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Serbo-Croatian: túčak — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Shan: သၢၵ်ႇ (sàak) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Lower Sorbian: pěsta — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Lower Sorbian: tłucnik — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Spanish: mano — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Spanish: maneta — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Spanish: maja — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Spanish: macilla — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Spanish: palo — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Spanish: machacadera — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Spanish: machaca — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Spanish: pistadero — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Spanish: tejolote — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Sundanese: halu — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Swahili: mchi — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Swedish: mortelstöt — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Swedish: pistill — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Tagalog: pambayo — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Tagalog: halo — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Tagalog: pandikdik — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Tagalog: panligis — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Tai Dam: ꪎꪱꪀ (sák) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Tamil: உலக்கை (ulakkai) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Tamil: குழவி (kuḻavi) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Tarifit: ideydi — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Tarifit: azduz — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Tausug: halu — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Teribe: resgwo yoklo — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Tetum: alu — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Thai: สาก (sàak) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Northern Thai: ᩈᩣ᩠ᨠ — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Tigre: መግድኢ (mägdəʾi) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Turkish: tokmak — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Ottoman Turkish: طوقماق (tokmak) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Ukrainian: пе́стик (péstyk) — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Vietnamese: chày — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Welsh: pestl — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Yakan: hellu — instrument used with a mortar to grind things
• Yoruba: ọmọdó — instrument used with a mortar to grind things