masticare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin masticāre, borrowed from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω (mastikháō, I grind the teeth).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ma.stiˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ma‧sti‧cà‧re

Verb[edit]

masticàre (first-person singular present màstico, first-person singular past historic masticài, past participle masticàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to chew
  2. (transitive) to crunch
  3. (transitive, figurative) to smatter (of languages)

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Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

masticāre

  1. inflection of masticō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mastica +‎ -re.

Noun[edit]

masticare f (plural masticări)

  1. mastication

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Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

masticare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of masticar