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mesteca

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mesteca¹

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin masticāre. Doublet of mastica, a borrowing.

verb a mesteca 1st conjugation · mestecă · mestecat · mestece · a mesteca · mestecând

  1. to chew, masticate

mesteca²

Where it comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mixticāre, from Latin mixtus (“mixed”) + -icāre (verb-forming suffix). Compare Aromanian misticari, Dalmatian mescur.

verb a mesteca 1st conjugation · mestecă · mestecat · mestece

  1. to mix

    Similar: amesteca, mește

In English

  • chew to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing
  • mix stir two or more substances together

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"mesteca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/mesteca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mesteca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/mesteca

Chicago

"mesteca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/mesteca.

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@misc{mesteca_2026,
  title = {mesteca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/mesteca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}