chewing

(Engels)

Verb

present participle and gerund of chew

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
2. (countable, uncountable) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
3. (countable, uncountable) The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.

chew

• Verb
• Noun

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Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: chewynge

Overgenomen van Oudengels: *ċēowende

Overgenomen van Middelengels: chewyng

Overgenomen van Oudengels: ċīwung

In summary

From Middle English chewynge, chewand, from Old English *ċēowende, from Proto-Germanic *kewwandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kewwaną (“to chew”), equivalent to chew + -ing.

Concepten

kauwen

Synoniemen

mastication

masticatory

manducatory

chew

rumination

eating

manduction

nibbling

grind

mill

morsel

bit

pulverisation

pulverization

Vertalingen

Kauen

masticación

masticazione

mastication

mâcher

masticació

μάσηση

mastigação

kauend

mâchement

mâchant

biascicamento

żucie

bocado

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