mossegar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin morsicāre. Same as in Aragonese mosegar. Compare as well with Spanish moscar (to hollow out).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mossegar (first-person singular present mossego, first-person singular preterite mosseguí, past participle mossegat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to bite (seize or cut by clamping the teeth)
  2. (figurative, transitive) to run down, to trash
  3. (colloquial, transitive) to gouge (make excessive profit off of)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • mos (bite, mouthful)

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.sɨˈɡaɾ/ [mu.sɨˈɣaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.sɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [mu.sɨˈɣa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: mos‧se‧gar

Verb

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mossegar (first-person singular present mossego, first-person singular preterite mosseguei, past participle mossegado)

  1. (transitive) Alternative form of morsegar

Conjugation

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