masticar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin masticāre. Doublet of mastegar, which is inherited.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [məs.tiˈka]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [mas.tiˈkaɾ]
- Homophone: masticà
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb edit
masticar (first-person singular present mastico, first-person singular preterite mastiquí, past participle masticat)
- (transitive) to chew
- Synonym: mastegar
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of masticar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
Further reading edit
- “masticar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “masticar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “masticar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “masticar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Anagrams edit
Interlingua edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
masticar
- to chew
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of masticar
infinitive | masticar | ||
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participle | present | perfect | |
masticante | masticate | ||
active | simple | perfect | |
present | mastica | ha masticate | |
past | masticava | habeva masticate | |
future | masticara | habera masticate | |
conditional | masticarea | haberea masticate | |
imperative | mastica | ||
passive | simple | perfect | |
present | es masticate | ha essite masticate | |
past | esseva masticate | habeva essite masticate | |
future | essera masticate | habera essite masticate | |
conditional | esserea masticate | haberea essite masticate | |
imperative | sia masticate |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin masticāre. The word mascar derives from the same source, but is a direct descendant while masticar is a later loanword. Cognate with English masticate.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
masticar (first-person singular present mastico, first-person singular preterite mastiqué, past participle masticado)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of masticar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of masticar (c-qu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “masticar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014