[ˈtɵˌɡːa]
UrsprungFrom the Old Norse tyggva, tyggja (“to chew”), from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.
- common-gendera 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
- 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
Formertugga(indefinite, nominative, singular) · tuggas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · tuggan(definite, nominative, singular) · tuggans(definite, genitive, singular) · tuggor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · tuggors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · tuggorna(definite, nominative, plural) · tuggornas(definite, genitive, plural) · tuggar(present) · tuggade(preterite) · tuggat(supine) · tugga(imperative) · tugga(active, infinitive) · tuggas(infinitive, passive) · tuggat(active, supine) · tuggats(passive, supine) · tugga(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · tuggen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive)