See also: masticaré

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin masticāre, borrowed from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω (mastikháō, I grind the teeth).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ma.stiˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ma‧sti‧cà‧re

Verb edit

masticàre (first-person singular present màstico, first-person singular past historic masticài, past participle masticàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to chew
  2. (transitive) to crunch
  3. (transitive, figurative) to smatter (of languages)

Conjugation edit

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Latin edit

Verb edit

masticāre

  1. inflection of masticō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

From mastica +‎ -re.

Noun edit

masticare f (plural masticări)

  1. mastication

Declension edit

Spanish edit

Verb edit

masticare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of masticar