English → Latin
“beater” in Latin
festūcastraw; stalk, stem; rod used to touch slaves in ceremonial manumissionpavīculaa rammertudesA hammer, mallettudiculōto stir, stir aboutpistillumA pestle.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
beater s.
instrument for beating, fistuca; pavicula; tudes; tudicula; pistillum.
A person who beats, qui verberat, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for beater?
- The usual Latin words for “beater” are festūca, pavīcula, tudes; also tudiculō, pistillum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.