manducate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmandjʊkeɪt/

verb

[with object] formal
  • chew or eat: she fell upon the wretched vegetable and manducated it

Derivatives

manducation

Pronunciation: /-ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

manducatory

Pronunciation: /-kət(ə)ri, -ˈkeɪt(ə)ri/
adjective

Origin:

early 17th century (earlier (early 16th century) as manducation): from Latin manducat- 'chewed', from the verb manducare, from manduco 'guzzler', from mandere 'to chew'