mortar

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mortar

/morˈtar/

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Borrowed from Latin mortārium (19th century). Doublet of mortier.

noun mortar · mortarul · mortarului · mortarule

neuter, uncountable mortar (construction material)

In English

mortar mixture of lime or cement, sand and water

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"mortar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/mortar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mortar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/mortar

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"mortar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/mortar.

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@misc{mortar_2026,
  title = {mortar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/mortar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}