different between masticate vs munch

English

Etymology

From the past participle stem of post-Classical Latin mastic? (“I chew”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (mastikhá?, “I grind the teeth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæst?ke?t/

Verb

masticate (third-person singular simple present masticates, present participle masticating, simple past and past participle masticated)

1. (transitive) To chew (food).

2. (transitive) To grind or knead something into a pulp.

Translations

See also

• mastic
• masticable
• mastication
• masticator
• masticatory

Anagrams

• catamites

Interlingua

Participle

masticate

1. past participle of masticar

Italian

Verb

masticate

1. second-person plural present of masticare

Participle

masticate

1. feminine plural of the past participle of masticare

Anagrams

• mesticata

Latin

Verb

mastic?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of mastic?

English

Etymology

From Middle English monchen, a variant of mocchen, mucchen ("to munch (food); chew audibly"; > Modern English dialectal mouch), probably imitative in origin (compare crunch). Compare also Old French mangier, mengier (“to bite; eat”), of similar sound and meaning.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m?nt?/
• Rhymes: -?nt?

Verb

munch (third-person singular simple present munches, present participle munching, simple past and past participle munched)

1. To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed — often used with on.

2. To eat vigorously or with excitement.

Derived terms

• muncher
• munchy

Translations

Noun

munch (plural munches)

1. A location or restaurant where good eating can be expected.
   • Sally is having a breakfast munch at her place!
2. (colloquial) An act of eating.

   We had a good munch at the chippy.

3. (uncountable, slang) Food.
4. (BDSM) A casual meeting for those interested in BDSM, usually at a restaurant. See Munch (BDSM).
   • 1996, "peh^ - the prat with the hat", What is a "Munch"? (on newsgroup alt.sex.femdom)

     And thanks to the stunning paxie for getting it all together and creating the best munch ever in the history of munches. :)

   • 2000, "Anton", BDSM parties and munches (on newsgroup alt.sadistic)

     does anyone know any BDSM parties and munches, in greece???

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• muench, munnech

Etymology

From Middle High German manec, from Old High German manag. Cognate with German manch, Dutch menig, English many.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mun?/

Pronoun

munch

1. many

Declension

Derived terms

• munchmol