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DEGerman
Mörser[ˈmœrzər]
noun
A heavy bowl in which ingredients are crushed, or a short-barreled weapon that fires projectiles.

“Der Koch benutzt einen Mörser für die Gewürze.”

The chef uses a mortar for the spices.

Also means
  1. mortar (vessel for crushing)
  2. mortar and pestle (Stößel) seen as a single tool
  3. mortar (cannon for shells)
  4. mortar

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Mörsergranate[ˈmœʁzɐɡʁaˌnaːtə]
noun
A projectile fired from a mortar weapon.

“Die Mörsergranate explodierte in der Ferne.”

The mortar shell exploded in the distance.

Also means
  1. mortar shell

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Stößel[ˈʃtøːsəl]Appears in an example
noun
A tool used to crush or grind food items inside a bowl called a mortar.

“Er zermahlte mit dem Stößel Pfefferkörner im Mörser.”

He ground up pepper corns with the pestle in the mortar.

Also means
  1. pestle
  2. follower, tappet

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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