masticazione
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin masticātiōnem,accusative of masticātiō (“chewing”), derived from Latin masticō (“I chew”).
Pronunciation
Noun
masticazione f (plural masticazioni)
- (physiology) chewing, mastication
- Synonym: (rare) masticamento
- mastication (the process of crushing as though chewed)
- Synonym: (rare) masticamento