masticare

See also: masticaré

Italian

Etymology

From Latin masticāre, present active infinitive of masticō, borrowed from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω (mastikháō, I grind the teeth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mas.tiˈka.re/, [mäs̪t̪i.käːr̺e̞]
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ma‧sti‧cà‧re

Verb

masticare

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

Conjugation

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Latin

Verb

masticāre

  1. present active infinitive of masticō
  2. second-person singular present passive imperative of masticō
  3. second-person singular present passive indicative of masticō

Spanish

Verb

masticare

  1. First-person singular (yo) future subjunctive form of masticar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) future subjunctive form of masticar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) future subjunctive form of masticar.
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