mangiare

Definitions of mangiare
  1. verb
    take in solid food
    synonyms:
    alimentarsi, cibarsi, nutrirsi, pascersi
    take in food; used of animals only
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    pappare
    eat a large amount of food quickly
    brucare, mangiucchiare, mordicchiare, piluccare, rodere, rosicare, rosicchiare, sbocconcellare, spilluzzicare, spiluccare, spizzicare
    eat intermittently; take small bites of
    ruminare
    chew the cuds
    divorare
    eat greedily
    divorare
    eat immoderately
    rincalzare
    eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
    type of:
    assumere, consumare, ingerire, prendere
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly
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