masticare

Definitions of masticare
  1. verb
    chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
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    types:
    biascicare, brontolare, ciancicare, mugugnare
    grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty
    sgranocchiare
    chew noisily
    rodere, rosicare, rosicchiare
    bite or chew on with the teeth
    type of:
    grattare
    make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
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