mortar

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈmɔːtə(ɹ)/

Noun

mortar

1. (uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
2. (countable) A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.
3. (countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.

Translations

• French: mortier
• German: Mörtel
• Italian: malta
• Portuguese: argamassa, massa, reboco
• Russian: (строительный), (цементный) раство́р
• Spanish: mortero, argamasa

Translations

• French: mortier
• German: Mörser
• Italian: mortaio
• Portuguese: morteiro
• Russian: морти́ра
• Spanish: mortero

Translations

• French: mortier
• German: Mörser
• Italian: mortaio
• Portuguese: almofariz, morteiro, gral
• Russian: сту́па
• Spanish: mortero, almirez, pilón

Verb

mortar (mortars, present participle mortaring; past and past participle mortared)

1. (transitive) To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
2. (transitive) To pound in a mortar.
3. To fire a mortar (weapon).

Related terms

• bricks and mortar

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