masticar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin masticāre, present active infinitive of masticō. Doublet of mastegar, which is inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məs.tiˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mas.tiˈkaɾ]
• Homophone: masticà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

masticar (first-person singular present mastico, first-person singular preterite mastiquí, past participle masticat)

1. (transitive) to chew

   Synonym: mastegar

Further reading

• “masticar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “masticar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “masticar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “masticar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Anagrams

• trascami, trascamí

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Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mas.tiˈkar/

Verb

masticar

1. to chew

Conjugation

    Conjugation of masticar

infinitive		masticar
participle		present	perfect
		masticante	masticate
active		simple	perfect
	present	mastica	ha masticate
	past	masticava	habeva masticate
	future	masticara	habera masticate
	conditional	masticarea	haberea masticate
	imperative	mastica
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es masticate	ha essite masticate
	past	esseva masticate	habeva essite masticate
	future	essera masticate	habera essite masticate
	conditional	esserea masticate	haberea essite masticate
	imperative	sia masticate

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin masticāre, present active infinitive of masticō. The word mascar derives from the same source, but is a direct descendant while masticar is a later loanword.

Verb

1. to chew
2. to think (about an idea)