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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesそしゃく
Native Script:咀嚼
Pronunciation / Transliteration: soshaku
"よく噛む咀嚼は消化を助けます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The act or process of chewing food.
"Proper mastication aids in the digestion of food before it reaches the stomach."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin 'masticatio', which comes from the verb 'masticare' (to chew), ultimately rooted in the Greek 'mastikhān' (to gnash the teeth). Entered medical and formal English usage in the 17th century to denote the mechanical breakdown of food by the teeth.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mastication" is said worldwide
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mastication
Transliteration: mastication
"Une bonne mastication est essentielle pour la digestion."
Kauen
Transliteration: Kauen
"Gründliches Kauen erleichtert die Verdauung."
masticazione
Transliteration: masticazione
"La corretta masticazione del cibo è il primo passo della digestione."
masticación
Transliteration: masticación
"Una buena masticación ayuda a prevenir problemas estomacales."
mastigação
Transliteration: mastigação
"A mastigação lenta melhora a absorção dos nutrientes."
चबाना
Transliteration: chabana
"भोजन को ठीक से चबाना पाचन के लिए अच्छा है।"
咀嚼
Transliteration: jǔjué
"充分咀嚼食物有助于消化。"
저작
Transliteration: jeojak
"음식을 잘 씹는 저작 운동은 소화에 도움을 줍니다."
そしゃく
Transliteration: soshaku
Script: 咀嚼
"よく噛む咀嚼は消化を助けます。"
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