mastigar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chew verb To repeatedly bite and grind food with the teeth before swallowing.
Senses
mastigar is used for these senses in English:
- chew To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
- spoon-feed (ambitransitive) To explain (something, to someone) in simple words; to explain (it, to them) in words of one syllable; to spell (it) out (for them).
chew — full definition
- verb To repeatedly bite and grind food with the teeth before swallowing.
- verb Informal: to think something over carefully.
- noun A soft sweet, or a small toy or treat meant to be chewed.