masticatory

Meaning

Noun

Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now typically for pleasure or to increase the flow of saliva.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to mastication.
2. (not-comparable) Used for chewing.

Synonyms

chewing

manducatory

chewing-related

Translations

masticatorio

mastikatorisch

den Kaumuskel betreffend

masticateur

masticatoire

qui sert à la mastication

masticatoir

met betrekking tot het kauwen

mastigatório

que deve

mastigar-se

masticatorio

que debe

عالك

masticarse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌmasˈtɪk.eɪ.tər.i/

Etymology

From Latin mastico + -atory, the former borrowed from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω (mastikháō, “I gnash the teeth”), from μάσταξ (mástax, “that with which one chews”).