Meanings (ES + gloss)
chacchar • gandir • mascar • masticar • picchar (coca) • picchear (coca)
To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!
The steak was tough to chew as it had been cooked too long.
Phrases
I don't chew my cabbage twicebite off more than one can chewchew offchew onchew on one's nailschew on the scenerychew outchew overchew stickchew the cudchew the fatchew the meat and spit out the boneschew the ragchew the scenerychew upchew up and spit outchew up the scenerychew-and-spitchewablechewerchewing ballchewing gumchewing lousechewing spongechewing stickchewing tobaccochewycut off more than one can chewmad enough to chew nailsprechewrag-chewingrechewwalk and chew gum at the same time