chaw

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. That which is chewed.
2. (informal) Chewing tobacco.

Verb

1. To chew; grind with one's teeth; to masticate (food, or the cud).
2. (obsolete) To ruminate (about) in thought; to ponder; to consider
3. (slang) To steal.
4. To be sulky.

Concepts

chique

mâcher

pruneau

tabac à chiquer

Synonymes

chew

plug

quid

wad

champing

cud

smack one’s lips

chewing tobacco

jaw

mouth

mumble

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/t͡ʃɔ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English chawen, an unexplained variation of chewen (“to chew”). See chew for more. Cognate with Middle Dutch cauwen ("to chew"; whence Dutch kauwen), obsolete Dutch kauw (“the act of chewing, that which is chewed, chewed mass, wad of tobacco”), Middle Low German kauwen, kauen (“to chew”). Compare also Old English ġecow (“that which is chewed, food”) and *ġeċēow (“chewing”), whence Middle English icheu (“gnawing, biting”).