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mortar noun

  /ˈmɔːtə(ɹ)/
  • (uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
 argamassa, massa, reboco
  • (countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.
 almofariz, morteiro, gral, pilão
  • (countable, military, historical) A short, heavy, large-bore cannon designed for indirect fire at very steep trajectories.
  • (countable, military) A relatively lightweight, often portable indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate and is designed to lob explosive shells at very steep trajectories. [from 20th c.]
 morteiro, almofariz
brick and mortar
físico
mortar and pestle
pilão
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