grater

Meaning

a tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump

Synonyms

rasp

scraper

rubber

eraser

grinder

rasp file

masher

mill

quern

grinding mill

grating

grader

grated radish

desintegrator

redudin

strigile

strigilis

breaker-mill

attritor

attrition mill

grinding drum

zester

grindstone

Translations

grattugia

râpe

rallador

Reibeisen

Reibe

ralador

τρίφτης

rasp

Küchenreibe

rende

radula

ratllador

Raspel

ratlladora

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹeɪtə/

Etymology

From Old French grateor. See grate.
By surface analysis, grate (“to scrape, etc.”) + -er.