Polyglot Dictionary

mascar

/masˈkaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
masco
preterite (yo)
masqué
past participle
mascado

Meaning

  1. to chew

    • Mascó chicle.

      He chewed gum.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

masticar

masticar is more formal or proper, used for chewing food properly; mascar is more colloquial, also used in "mascar chicle," to chew gum.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

mascar

mascar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to chew."

Portuguese

mastigar

mastigar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to chew."

Practice

1 What does mascar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches mascar?

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