Manducate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈændʒuːkˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈandʒuːkˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈandʒuːkˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈændʒuːkˌeɪt/.

Examples

He jawed his bubble gum
Chew your food and don't swallow it!
The cows were masticating the grass

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jaw chew masticate

Parts of Speech

verb	chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth “He jawed his bubble gum”

Word Forms

chewer	noun	someone who chews (especially someone who chews tobacco)
chew	noun	a wad of something chewable as tobacco
chewing	noun	biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
mastication	noun	biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
jaw	noun	the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

manduzieren

kauen (Essen); mit den Zähnen beißen und knirschen

🇫🇷French

manducer

mâcher (nourriture); mordre et grincer avec les dents

🇪🇸Spanish

manducar

masticar (comida); morder y rechinar con los dientes

🇮🇹Italian

manducato

masticare (cibo); mordere e digrignare con i denti

🇳🇱Dutch

manduceren

kauwen (voedsel); bijten en knarsen met de tanden

🇵🇹Portuguese

mandar

mastigar (comida); morder e ranger com os dentes

🇷🇺Russian

выдать мандат

жевать (еду); кусать и скрипеть зубами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आदेश देना

चबाना (भोजन); दाँतों से काटना और पीसना

🇧🇩Bengali

আদেশ

chew (খাদ্য); দাঁত দিয়ে কামড় দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டளையிடு

மெல்லும் (உணவு); பற்களால் கடித்து அரைக்க வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్దేశించు

నమలడం (ఆహారం); పళ్ళతో కొరికి రుబ్బు

🇮🇳Marathi

आदेश देणे

चर्वण (अन्न); चावणे आणि दातांनी पीसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આદેશ

ચાવવું (ખોરાક); કરડવા અને દાંત વડે પીસવા માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡ್ಡಾಯಗೊಳಿಸು

ಅಗಿಯಿರಿ (ಆಹಾರ); ಹಲ್ಲುಗಳಿಂದ ಕಚ್ಚುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ಪುಡಿಮಾಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർബന്ധിക്കുക

ചവയ്ക്കുക (ഭക്ഷണം); പല്ല് കൊണ്ട് കടിച്ച് പൊടിക്കാൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੁਕਮਨਾਮਾ

ਚਬਾਉਣਾ (ਭੋਜਨ); ਦੰਦਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਕੱਟਣ ਅਤੇ ਪੀਸਣ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مینڈیکیٹ

چبا (کھانا)؛ کاٹنا اور دانتوں سے پیسنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

曼杜克特

咀嚼（食物）；用牙齿咬和磨

🇯🇵Japanese

命令する

(食べ物を)噛む。歯で噛んだりすりつぶしたりする

🇰🇷Korean

위임하다

(음식을) 씹다; 이빨로 물어뜯고 갈기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ra lệnh

nhai (thức ăn); cắn và nghiến răng

🇹🇭Thai

อาณัติ

เคี้ยว (อาหาร); เพื่อกัดและขบฟัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengamanatkan

mengunyah (makanan); menggigit dan menggemeretakkan gigi

🇵🇭Filipino

mandato

ngumunguya (pagkain); kumagat at gumiling gamit ang ngipin

🇲🇾Malay

mandate

mengunyah (makanan); untuk menggigit dan menggiling dengan gigi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفويض

مضغ (طعام) ؛ للعض والطحن بالأسنان

🇮🇷Persian

تربیت کردن

جویدن (غذا)؛ گاز گرفتن و ساییدن با دندان

🇹🇷Turkish

emir vermek

çiğnemek (yemek); dişleriyle ısırmak ve öğütmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להנחות

ללעוס (מזון); לנשוך ולחרוק עם השיניים

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