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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescomer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /koˈmeɾ/
"Vamos a comer en un restaurante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To put food into the mouth, chew it, and swallow it.
"She likes to eat fresh fruit for breakfast every morning." - 2
To consume or destroy something steadily, as if by ingestion.
"Rust began to eat away at the metal frame of the car."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'etan' (meaning to consume food), tracing back to Proto-Germanic '*etaną', with ultimate roots in Proto-Indo-European '*h₁ed-'. Throughout its historical evolution, it has retained its core function of describing the ingestion of nourishment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eat" is said worldwide
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manger
Transliteration: /mɑ̃.ʒe/
"Il aime manger du pain frais."
essen
Transliteration: /ˈɛsn̩/
"Wir essen gerne zu Abend."
mangiare
Transliteration: /manˈdʒa.re/
"Voglio mangiare una pizza."
comer
Transliteration: /koˈmeɾ/
"Vamos a comer en un restaurante."
comer
Transliteration: /kuˈmeɾ/
"Eu gosto de comer maçãs."
खाना
Transliteration: khānā
"वह सेब खा रहा है।"
吃
Transliteration: chī
"我们一起吃午饭吧。"
먹다
Transliteration: meokda
"나는 아침밥을 먹어요."
食べる
Transliteration: taberu
"朝ごはんを食べる。"
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