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pestle artinya

alu

/ˈpɛsəl/

pestle in Indonesian: alu, antan. In English, pestle means a club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

Indonesian words for pestle

instrument used with a mortar to grind things
alu, antan

English meaning of pestle

  1. noun A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
  2. noun A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.
  3. noun The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.
  4. verb To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle.

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Questions about pestle in Indonesian

What is the meaning of pestle in Indonesian?
Pestle in Indonesian is alu, antan.
Apa arti pestle?
Pestle: alu, antan.
What does pestle mean in English?
Pestle means a club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pestle (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Indonesian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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