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triturar

to grind, to crush

verb tree-too-RAHR Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Origin: Latin triturare 'to thresh grain'

Also means

to shred, to pulverize

Usage Note

Triturar means to break something into very small pieces by grinding, crushing, or blending. In the kitchen, you triturar ingredients in a blender or food processor (tritura las verduras para la sopa). Figuratively, triturar can mean to demolish an argument or crush an opponent completely — la fiscalía trituró la defensa.

Examples

"Tritura las nueces hasta obtener una pasta."

Natural Translation

Grind the nuts until you get a paste.

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