すり鉢ばち

noun

mortar (for grinding); suribachi

A traditional Japanese earthenware bowl with a ridged interior, used with a pestle (すりこぎ) for grinding sesame seeds, miso, and other ingredients.

• すり鉢ばちでごまをする。

  Grind sesame seeds in a suribachi.

• このすり鉢ばちは祖そ母ぼからもらったものです。

  This suribachi was given to me by my grandmother.