pilon
9.2
A large heavy wooden bowl used to grind food by pounding it
- noun
- /ˈpiːlɒn/
- US
:
mortero
- She used the pilon to crush the garlic for her salsa recipe.
Examples
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In the kitchen, the chef reached for the pilon to grind the spices finely.
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They sit not upon a lathe-turned wood pilon but upon a large, often jagged, heavy stone (piedra) brought from their outside domains.
Academic text (1993) -
The traditional pilon is essential for making fresh guacamole in Latin American dishes.
Synonyms
mortar
vspilon
7
4.1
A hard bowl used with a pestle to crush herbs and spices
is the larger, heavier kitchen version used for pounding food in Latin America
1
9.9
A stone tool you turn by hand to grind grain into flour
is a bowl-shaped heavy tool for pounding various foods rather than grain milling
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Etymology
Pilon comes from the Spanish word pilón ('large mortar and pestle') and still means the big bowl and heavy stick used to grind or pound food in many Latin American kitchens.