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    Pandikdik (en. Mortar)

    pan-di-kdik

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishTagalog
    noun
    A container used for crushing or grinding ingredients such as spices.
    He used the mortar to crush garlic and ginger.
    Ginamit niya ang pandikdik upang durugin ang bawang at luya.
    A tool usually made of stone, wood, or ceramic.
    The mortar is difficult to make if it is made of fragile materials.
    Ang pandikdik ay mahirap gawin kung ito ay gawa sa marupok na materyales.
    Uses the mortar in food preparation, especially in Asian cuisine.
    The mortar is often used for traditional Filipino cooking.
    Madalas gamitin ang pandikdik para sa tradisyunal na lutuing Pilipino.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to grind
    the action of using the mortar to crush ingredients.
    magpandikdik

    Related Words

    pounder
    A tool used to crush or chop food.
    pamukpok
    mashing tool
    A tool used in practices that helps crush ingredients.
    pangbayo

    Slang Meanings

    Fighting or having a ruckus.
    What happened? Why do the people at the corner look like they’re in a pandemonium?
    Anong nangyari? Bakit parang pandikdik ang labas ng mga tao sa kanto?
    Outburst or flare-up of emotions.
    When he heard that, he was like a pandemonium in rage!
    Nang marinig niya yun, parang pandikdik siya sa galit!