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masticare
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See also: masticaré
Italian
Etymology
From Latin masticāre, borrowed from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω (mastikháō, “I grind the teeth”).
Pronunciation
Verb
masticàre (first-person singular present màstico, first-person singular past historic masticài, past participle masticàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to chew
- (transitive) to crunch
- (transitive, figurative) to smatter (of languages)
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Latin
Verb
masticāre
- inflection of masticō:
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
masticare f (plural masticări)
Declension
Spanish
Verb
masticare
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