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alu

noun

LanguageTetum

Meaning
  1. pestle
  2. A heavy tool made of wood used for pounding or grinding food, especially rice, in a mortar.
Examples

Ita uza alu atu dudu fini iha mortu.

We use the pestle to crush seeds in the mortar.

Part of speechnoun

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