masticatura
Italian
Etymology
From masticare (“to chew”) + -tura (“-ure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mas.ti.kaˈtu.ra/
- Rhymes: -ura
- Hyphenation: ma‧sti‧ca‧tù‧ra
Noun
masticatura f (plural masticature)
- material that is being (or has been) chewed
- Synonym: masticaticcio
- (rare) synonym of masticazione (“chewing”)
Related terms
Latin
Participle
masticātūra
- inflection of masticātūrus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Participle
masticātūrā
- ablative feminine singular of masticātūrus