arrastra

See also: arrastrá

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arrastre.

Noun

arrastra (plural arrastras)

  1. A device formerly used by gold-miners for grinding auriferous quartz, crudely resembling a mortar and pestle, with the crushing element dragged around by horse or mule.

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈrastɾa/ [aˈras.t̪ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -astɾa
  • Syllabification: a‧rras‧tra

Verb

arrastra

  1. inflection of arrastrar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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