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mossegar.

to bite (seize or cut by clamping the teeth)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[mu.səˈɣa]Central, Northern[mo.səˈɣa]Balearic[mo.seˈɣaɾ]Valencia[mo.seˈɣa]Northwestern

  1. to bite (seize or cut by clamping the teeth)

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · transitive

  2. to run down, to trash

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · figuratively · transitive

  3. to gouge (make excessive profit off of)

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · colloquial · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin morsicāre. Same as in Aragonese mosegar. Compare as well with Spanish moscar (“to hollow out”).

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