trowel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English trowell, trouel, truel, from Middle French truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Classical Latin trulla, the diminutive of trua (“ladle”). Doublet of trullo.
Meanings
- A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.
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A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.
I need to dig a hole for these begonias; would you pass me that trowel?
- A tool used for smoothing a mold.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trowels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
trowel machine · trowelman · power trowel · trowelful · pointing-trowel · fish trowel · troweller · lay on with a trowel
Translations (111)
tr mala (mason's tool) · fi istutuslapio (scoop-like gardening tool) · de Pflanzkelle (scoop-like gardening tool) · ms kulir (scoop-like gardening tool) · ca paleta (mason's tool) · ms penyodok (scoop-like gardening tool) · bg мистрия (mason's tool) · fr truelle (mason's tool) · de Pflanzschaufel (scoop-like gardening tool) · ug ئەندۇۋا (mason's tool) · nl tuinschep (scoop-like gardening tool) · tl dulos (scoop-like gardening tool) · fi tasoituslasta (tool used for smoothing mold) · cy trywel (scoop-like gardening tool) · ar مَالَج (tool used for smoothing mold) · el μυστρί (mason's tool) · de Kelle (mason's tool) · fa بیلچه (scoop-like gardening tool) · nl troffel (mason's tool) · ar مِجْرَفَة (mason's tool) · gl talocha (mason's tool) · pl łopatka (scoop-like gardening tool) · ar مَالَج (scoop-like gardening tool) · ro mistrie (mason's tool) · sh mistrija (mason's tool) · ja トロエル (mason's tool) · pa ਕਰੰਡੀ (mason's tool) · pt colher de pedreiro (mason's tool) · fa انداوه (mason's tool) · de Handschaufel (scoop-like gardening tool) · gl badil (scoop-like gardening tool) · cy trywel (mason's tool) · it pala (tool used for smoothing mold) · sv murslev (mason's tool) · ru ке́льма (mason's tool) · bg градинарска лопатка (scoop-like gardening tool) · pl łopatka (tool used for smoothing mold) · hu kőműveskanál (mason's tool) · fr déplantoir (scoop-like gardening tool) · es desplantador (scoop-like gardening tool) · uz andava (mason's tool) · gl pela (scoop-like gardening tool) · pt trolha (mason's tool) · mk мистрија (mason's tool) · cmn 鏝 /镘 (mason's tool) · hu téhely (mason's tool) · de Spachtel (tool used for smoothing mold) · ja 移植鏝 (scoop-like gardening tool) · es trulla (mason's tool) · de Glättkelle (tool used for smoothing mold) · pa ਕਾਂਡੀ (mason's tool) · it paletta (scoop-like gardening tool) · nrf trouelle (mason's tool) · pl kielnia (mason's tool) · tr bahçe malası (scoop-like gardening tool) · eo trulo (mason's tool) · ko 모종삽 (scoop-like gardening tool) · gl ripa (tool used for smoothing mold) · fr transplantoir (scoop-like gardening tool) · ru мастеро́к (mason's tool) · es pala (tool used for smoothing mold) · gl espadela (tool used for smoothing mold) · ba мастерок (mason's tool) · sh zidarska žlica (mason's tool) · cs lopatka (scoop-like gardening tool) · es pala de jardinería (scoop-like gardening tool) · de Maurerkelle (mason's tool) · id sekop (scoop-like gardening tool) · de Spatel (tool used for smoothing mold) · fa ماله (mason's tool) · kk қалақша (mason's tool) · fr gâche (tool used for smoothing mold) · ru садо́вый сово́к (scoop-like gardening tool) · sv trädgårdsspade (scoop-like gardening tool) · ota ماله (mason's tool) · ja こて (mason's tool) · es paleta de albañil (mason's tool) · gl rapa (tool used for smoothing mold) · nl truweel (mason's tool) · ar مِجْرَفَة (scoop-like gardening tool) · id sekop (mason's tool) · hu spakli (tool used for smoothing mold) · de Hohlspatel (tool used for smoothing mold) · br loa-vañson (mason's tool) · id sekop (tool used for smoothing mold) · es cuchara de albañil (mason's tool) · de Mörtelkelle (mason's tool) · ms kulir (mason's tool) · fi laastilapio (mason's tool) · pt espátula (scoop-like gardening tool) · cmn 抹子 (mason's tool) · hu fangli (mason's tool) · vi bay (mason's tool) · kk әндеме (mason's tool) · ga lián (scoop-like gardening tool) · gl trolla (mason's tool) · ar مِنْقَار (scoop-like gardening tool) · sv planteringsspade (scoop-like gardening tool) · uz mola (mason's tool) · sh gleterica (tool used for smoothing mold) · ms sudip (scoop-like gardening tool) · scn manìcula (mason's tool) · ms sudip (mason's tool) · it cazzuola (mason's tool) · ga lián (mason's tool) · ar مَالَج (mason's tool) · ca desplantador (scoop-like gardening tool) · dsb łopatka (mason's tool) · pdt Kjal (mason's tool) · cs zednická lžíce (mason's tool) · as খন্তি (mason's tool)