chewing

(Inglês)

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

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Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: chewynge

Herdado de inglês arcaico: *ċēowende

Herdado de inglês médio: chewyng

Herdado de inglês arcaico: 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.

Conceitos

mastigação

Sinônimos

mastication

masticatory

manducatory

chew

rumination

eating

manduction

nibbling

grind

mill

morsel

bit

pulverisation

pulverization

Traduções

Kauen

masticación

masticazione

mastication

mâcher

masticació

μάσηση

kauend

kauwen

mâchement

mâchant

biascicamento

żucie

bocado

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