Chew

/tʃu/ verb

Definition

To bite and grind food with your teeth before swallowing.

Etymology

This word sounds like the noise your teeth make on food.

Kelly Says

You chew your food with your teeth to make it small enough to swallow! Cows chew grass, and puppies love to chew on toys.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማምጠጥ
ARالعربية
مضغ
BNবাংলা
চিবানো
CACatalà
mastegar
CSČeština
žvýkat
DADansk
tygge
DEDeutsch
kauen
ELΕλληνικά
μασάω
ESEspañol
masticar
FAفارسی
جویدن
FISuomi
pureskella
FRFrançais
mâcher
GUGU
ચાવવું
HAHA
cika
HEעברית
ללעוס
HIहिन्दी
चबाना
HUMagyar
rágni
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengunyah
IGIG
rie
ITItaliano
masticare
JA日本語
噛む
KKKK
шегіну
KMKM
ឆាប់
KO한국어
씹다
MRMR
चावणे
MSBahasa Melayu
mengunyah
MYမြန်မာ
ငတ်တိုက်
NLNederlands
kauwen
NONorsk
tygge
PAPA
ਚਬਾਉਣਾ
PLPolski
żuć
PTPortuguês
mastigar
RORomână
mesteca
RUРусский
жевать
SVSvenska
tugga
SWKiswahili
kumimina
TAதமிழ்
மெல்ல
TEతెలుగు
నిమ్మడం
THไทย
เคี้ยว
TLTL
ngamngam
TRTürkçe
çiğnemek
UKУкраїнська
жувати
URاردو
چبانا
VITiếng Việt
nhai
YOYO
paá
ZH中文
咀嚼
ZUZU
ukuguluza

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