chewy

English

Etymology

chew +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃuː.i/

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• Rhymes: -uːi

Adjective

chewy (comparative chewier, superlative chewiest)

1. Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.

   I must have spent an hour gnawing on the chewy taffy.

Translations

having a pliable or springy texture when chewed

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 需要多嚼的 (xūyào duō jiáo de)

• Danish: sejg
• Dutch: taai (nl), rubberig
• Finnish: sitkeä (fi)
• German: zäh (de)
• Hungarian: rágós (hu)
• Icelandic: seigur
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• Japanese: よくかめない (yoku kamenai)
• Norwegian: seig (no)
• Russian: тре́бующий продолжи́тельного жева́ния (trébujuščij prodolžítelʹnovo ževánija), тре́бующий уси́ленного жева́ния (trébujuščij usílennovo ževánija), жёсткий (ru) (žóstkij)
• Slovene: žilav
• Spanish: cauchudo, duro (es), recio (es), correoso (es)
• Swedish: seg (sv)
• Turkish: sert (tr)

Anagrams

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