pestle

• Nom désignant un instrument lourd, souvent en forme de massue, utilisé pour broyer, piler ou mélanger des substances contre une surface dure, généralement un mortier.

A noun referring to a heavy tool, often club-shaped, used for grinding, crushing, or mixing substances, typically against a hard surface like a mortar.

1. Grinding toolB2formal

   A heavy, club-shaped tool used for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar, typically made of stone, wood, or metal.

   Pilon (outil de broyage)

   • She used a pestle and mortar to grind the spices.
   • The pharmacist crushed the herbs with a pestle.
   • He mixed the pigments with a pestle on a stone slab.

   Synonymesgrindermullerpounderstamper

2. Industrial machineC1formal

   A machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores.

   Broyeur à pilon

   • The ore was processed using a large mechanical pestle.
   • The industrial pestle crushed the rocks into fine powder.
   • Workers operated the pestle to break down the mineral deposits.

   Synonymesstampstamper

• Verbe signifiant broyer, écraser ou piler quelque chose à l'aide d'un pilon, généralement dans un mortier.

A verb meaning to crush, grind, or pound something using a pestle, typically in a mortar.

1. Grind or mashB2formalculinary

   To crush, grind, or mash a substance using a pestle in a mortar.

   Piler au mortier

   • She pestled the garlic and salt into a smooth paste.
   • The chemist pestled the dried herbs into a fine powder.
   • He pestled the spices together for the curry.

   Synonymesbraycrushgrindmashpound