mortero
Spanish, noun/moɾˈteɾo/
mortero is spelled M-O-R-T-E-R-O (7 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,645th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mortero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “mortar (a relatively lightweight, often portable indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate and is designed to lob…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mezcla de conglomerantes inorgánicos, áridos y agua, y también, posibles aditivos”.
What does mortero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemortar (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)
- 2
masculinemortar, mortar and pestle, pestle and mortar (a hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle)
- 3
masculinemortar (a mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks)
- 4
masculinea huge firecracker
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mezcla de conglomerantes inorgánicos, áridos y agua, y también, posibles aditivos. 2. Pieza de artillería más corta que un cañón del mismo calibre, usada para lanzar proyectiles a larga distancia en tiro oblicuo. 3. Utensilio cóncavo, de diversos materiales, utilizado para moler en farmacia y cocina.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mortero
- morteros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mortero?
- /moɾˈteɾo/
- [moɾˈt̪e.ɾo]
- [moɾˈt̪eɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mortero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mortero in Spanish?
mortero appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).