roer

Meaning

1. to gnaw
2. to pick at
3. to wear down

Concepts

gnaw

nibble

corrode

pick

⛏️

eat into

fret

bite

gnaw round

bother

devastate

eat

🍽️

grate

rankle

Synonyms

corroer

ratonar

comer

🍽️

mascar

morder

picar

amargar

carcomer

descarnar

🥩

desgastar

devastar

jamar

mellar

mordiscar

mordisquear

pacer

papar

supurar

zampar

🧣

moder

desportillar una vasija

comer granos tostados

morder cosas duras

mascar un hueso

cercenar

ruyir

chupar

Translations

rodere

nagen

ronger

zernagen

rosicchiare

rosegar

roer

mordicchiare

knagen

rosicare

rōdō

zerfressen

knabbern

corrodere

zerknabbern

Hyphenated as

ro‧er

Pronounced as (IPA)

/roˈeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: roer

Inherited from Latin: rodo

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish roer, inherited from Latin rōdere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₃d- (“gnaw, scrape, scratch”). Related to English rodent.