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mortar and pestle in Malay

lesung dan alu

mortar and pestle in Malay: lesung dan alu. In English, mortar and pestle means a device made up of a bowl (the mortar) and a heavy, blunt object (the pestle), the end of which is used for crushing and grinding ingredients or substances into a fine paste or powder.

Malay words for mortar and pestle

device used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder
lesung dan alu

English meaning of mortar and pestle

  1. noun A device made up of a bowl (the mortar) and a heavy, blunt object (the pestle), the end of which is used for crushing and grinding ingredients or substances into a fine paste or powder.

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Questions about mortar and pestle in Malay

What is the meaning of mortar and pestle in Malay?
Mortar and pestle in Malay is lesung dan alu.
Apakah maksud mortar and pestle dalam bahasa Melayu?
Mortar and pestle: lesung dan alu.
What does mortar and pestle mean in English?
Mortar and pestle means a device made up of a bowl (the mortar) and a heavy, blunt object (the pestle), the end of which is used for crushing and grinding ingredients or substances into a fine paste or powder.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mortar and 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 Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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