rodere

Meaning

1. (transitive) to gnaw
2. (also, figuratively, transitive) to corrode
3. (ambitransitive) to anger or irritate
4. (humorous, literary, transitive) to eat in small bites

Concepts

gnaw

erode

nibble

bother

devastate

eat away

fret

into

at

prey

away

bite

Synonyms

rosicchiare

corrodere

mordicchiare

erodere

assillare

devastare

dilavare

rimordere

rosicare

scheggiare

sgranocchiare

tarlare

tormentare

mangiare grani tostati

rode

rosica’

mordere cose dure

masticare un osso

mordere

risicchiare

morsicare

pungere

rovinare

Translations

roer

nagen

ronger

zernagen

roer

knagen

rosegar

corroer

kemirmek

atormentar

knabbern

consumir

erodir

rōdō

Hyphenated as

ró‧de‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈro.de.re/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rōdere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₃d- (“to gnaw, scrape, scratch”).