жвача

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, (obsolete) жва (žva, “to chew”) +‎ -ча (-ča) (from Proto-Slavic *žьvati).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒvat͡ʃɐ]
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Verb

жва́ча • (žváča) first-singular present indicative, impf (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) to munch, to champ loudly

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • джва́ча (džváča) — colloquial, with expressive #дж-
  • гва́кам (gvákam), жва́кам (žvákam) — with generalized a-conjugation

Derived terms

  • зажвача (zažvača)
  • изжвача (izžvača)
  • нажвача (nažvača)
  • пожвача (požvača)
  • прежвача (prežvača)
  • съжвача (sǎžvača)
  • жва́ка (žváka, “something for chewing”)
  • жу́ка/джу́ка (žúka, “animal's lips”)

References

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