mortero

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mortārium. Cognate with English mortar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moɾˈteɾo/ [moɾˈt̪e.ɾo]
Audio (Colombia) (file)
Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: mor‧te‧ro

Noun

mortero m (plural morteros)

mortar

Derived terms

morterazo
mortero de cal
mano de mortero (“pestle”)

See also

molcajete m
pilón m

Further reading

“mortero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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