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manduco.

glutton; gourmand; big eater;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[manˈduː.koː]Classical-Latin[manˈduː.ko]

  1. to chew, gnaw on, masticate

    Classical-Latin · conjugation-1 · deponent

  2. to eat

    Late-Latin · colloquial · conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

From mandūcus (“glutton”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from mandō (“chew, eat, devour”). The noun mandūcus developed the specialized sense "masked figure with champing jaws".

noun[manˈduː.koː]Classical-Latin[manˈduː.ko]

  1. glutton

    declension-3 · rare
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 mandūcō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin mandūcō From mandūcō + -ō (suffix forming agent nouns).

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