arrastra

See also: arrastrá

English

Alternative forms

• arrastre, rastra

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