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menjar.

to eat something solid

6 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[məɲˈʒa]Balearic, Central, Northern[meɲˈd͡ʒaɾ]Valencia[meɲˈʒa]Northwestern

  1. to eat something solid

    Balearic · Central · Valencia · transitive
    menjar en el mateix plat

  2. to eat (something)

    Balearic · Central · Valencia · reflexive · transitive · usually
    menjar-se les ungles
    menjar-se amb els ulls algú o alguna cosa

  3. to consume, to deplete (something)

    Balearic · Central · Valencia · reflexive · transitive · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin mandō Latin -ūcus Latin mandūcus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin mandūcāre Catalan menjar Inherited from Latin mandūcāre. Compare Aragonese minchar, French manger, Italian mangiare, and Occitan manjar.

noun[məɲˈʒa]Balearic, Central, Northern[meɲˈd͡ʒaɾ]Valencia[meɲˈʒa]Northwestern

  1. food

    masculine

  2. meal

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin mandō Latin -ūcus Latin mandūcus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin mandūcāre Catalan menjar Inherited from Latin mandūcāre. Compare Aragonese minchar, French manger, Italian mangiare, and Occitan manjar.

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