mascar

From Latin masticāre, present active infinitive of masticō. Compare the semi-learned doublet mastigar.

• IPA^(key): [masˈkaɾ]

mascar (first-person singular present masco, first-person singular preterite masquei, past participle mascado)

1. (transitive) to chew, masticate

   Synonym: mastigar

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mascar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “mascar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mascar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “mascar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mascar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

mascar

1. to mask

Inherited from Latin masticāre (“to chew”). Doublet of mastigar.

• Hyphenation: mas‧car

mascar (first-person singular present masco, first-person singular preterite masquei, past participle mascado)

1. to chew (to crush with teeth) for a long time

This verb is used when describing the chewing of something that won’t be swallowed (such as gum), or food that requires too much chewing. For normal chewing, use mastigar.

• mascada
• mascado

Inherited from Latin masticāre. Doublet of masticar, a borrowing. Cognate with English masticate.

• IPA^(key): /masˈkaɾ/ [masˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: mas‧car

mascar (first-person singular present masco, first-person singular preterite masqué, past participle mascado)

1. to chew (without ever swallowing)

   Synonym: masticar

2. (Mexico, reflexive) to sense

• This verb is used when describing the chewing of something that won’t be swallowed (such as gum), or food that requires too much chewing. For normal chewing, use masticar.

• “mascar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28