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Native Script:बट्टा
Pronunciation / Transliteration: batta
"उसने सिलबट्टे का उपयोग करके मसाले पीसे।"
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A stone grinder used with a larger flat stone (metate) to grind corn and other grains.
"She used the heavy stone mano to crush the dried corn kernels into fine flour."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish or Nahuatl, referring specifically to the handheld stone used with a metate for grinding grains.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "mano" is said worldwide
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molette
Transliteration: molette
"Elle utilise la molette pour moudre le maïs."
Handmühlstein
Transliteration: Handmuehlstein
"Sie zermahlt den Mais mit einem Handmühlstein."
macinello
Transliteration: macinello
"Il macinello è usato per macinare i cereali."
mano de metate
Transliteration: mano de metate
"Usó la mano para moler el maíz en el metate."
mano
Transliteration: mano
"A mano é usada para triturar os grãos."
बatta
Transliteration: batta
Script: बट्टा
"उसने सिलबट्टे का उपयोग करके मसाले पीसे।"
磨手石
Transliteration: mó shǒu shí
"她用磨手石来研磨玉米。"
갈돌
Transliteration: galdol
"그녀는 갈돌을 사용하여 곡물을 갈았다."
すり石
Transliteration: suri-ishi
"彼女はすり石を使ってトウモロコシをすりつぶした。"
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