pepper mill

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pepper mill

noun pepper mills · peppermill

  1. A small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen.
  2. historical, slang The Curta, a cylindrical hand-held mechanical calculator invented in the 1930s.

    Similar: math grenade, pepper grinder

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noun a small handheld grinder

Españolmolinillo, pimentero
Portuguêsmoedor de pimenta, moinho de pimenta
Françaismoulin à poivre
DeutschPfeffermühle
Italianopepiera, pepaiola
Русскийперцемо́лка percemólka

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@misc{pepper_mill_2026,
  title = {pepper mill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pepper%20mill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}