What is the Latin word for chew?

The usual Latin words for “chew” are mandō, mandūcō, rūminor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“chew” in Latin

mandōto order, command, enjoin; to put in hand; deliver over; to commit, consign mandūcōto chew, gnaw on, masticate; to eat rūminorto chew the cud; to ruminate

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

chew

mandere: manducare. Chew the cud, ruminare or ruminari (transitive and intransitive): remandere (transitive and intransitive: post-Augustan).

FIG., meditate, Vid.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for chew?: The usual Latin words for “chew” are mandō, mandūcō, rūminor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.