Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

food mill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
food mill
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A utensil for mashing and sieving soft foods, typically consisting of a bowl, a bottom plate with holes like those in a colander, and a crank fitted with a bent metal blade which crushes the food and forces it through the holes in the plate.

Inflected Forms

food mills (plural)

Synonyms

moulinette

Questions

What does food mill mean?
A utensil for mashing and sieving soft foods, typically consisting of a bowl, a bottom plate with holes like those in a colander, and a crank fitted with a bent metal blade which crushes the food and forces it through the holes in the plate.

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