tugga

From the Old Norse tyggva, tyggja (“to chew”), from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɵˌɡːa]

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tugga c

1. a bite (amount of (non-liquid) food (or the like) put into the mouth at once)

   Han tog en tugga av potatismoset

   He took a bite of the mashed potatoes

   Hon tog en tugga av äpplet

   She took a bite out of the apple

   Jag fick bara i mig några tuggor

   I only managed a few bites

   (literally, “I only got in myself a few bites”)

   Jätten tog en tugga av trädet

   The giant took a bite out of the tree

tugga (present tuggar, preterite tuggade, supine tuggat, imperative tugga)

1. to chew (repeatedly crush with one's teeth or the like)

   tugga och svälja

   chew and swallow

   tugga tuggummi

   chew gum

   tugga tobak

   chew tobacco

   Sluta smaska, Olle! Tugga med stängd mun.

   Stop chewing with your mouth open, Olle! Chew with your mouth closed.

   Tugga maten ordentligt

   Chew your food thoroughly

• tugga fradga (“froth at the mouth”)

• tugg
• tuggmotstånd
• tuggning
• tuggummi

• tugga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tugga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tugga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)