pestle

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpɛsəl/

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Noun

Singular pestle

Plural pestles

A mortar and pestle with black peppercorns.

1. (countable) A pestle is a tool used to mash and mix things up in a type of bowl known as a mortar.

Verb

Plain form pestle

Third-person singular pestles

Past tense pestled

Past participle pestled

Present participle pestling

1. If you pestle something, you crush or grind it with a pestle.