# mascar
## Galician
### Etymology

From Latin masticāre. Compare the semi-learned doublet mastigar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [masˈkaɾ]

### Verb

mascar (first-person singular present masco, first-person singular preterite masquei, past participle mascado)
* (transitive) to chew, masticate
    Synonym: mastigar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mascar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “mascar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mascar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “mascar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mascar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Interlingua
### Verb

mascar
* to mask

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | mascar | mascar |
| participle | participle | present | perfect |
| participle | participle | mascante | mascate |
| active | | simple | perfect |
| active | present | masca | ha mascate |
| active | past | mascava | habeva mascate |
| active | future | mascara | habera mascate |
| active | conditional | mascarea | haberea mascate |
| active | imperative | masca | |
| passive | | simple | perfect |
| passive | present | es mascate | ha essite mascate |
| passive | past | esseva mascate | habeva essite mascate |
| passive | future | essera mascate | habera essite mascate |
| passive | conditional | esserea mascate | haberea essite mascate |
| passive | imperative | sia mascate | |

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin masticāre (“to chew”). Doublet of mastigar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /masˈka(ʁ)/ [masˈka(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /masˈka(ʁ)/ [masˈka(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /masˈka(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /maʃˈka(ʁ)/ [maʃˈka(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /masˈka(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɐʃˈkaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɐʃˈkaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /mɐʃˈka.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: mas‧car

### Verb

mascar (first-person singular present masco, first-person singular preterite masquei, past participle mascado)
* to chew (to crush with teeth) for a long time

#### Usage notes

This verb is used when describing the chewing of something that won’t be swallowed (such as gum), or food that requires too much chewing. For normal chewing, use mastigar.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* mascada
* mascado

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin masticāre. Doublet of masticar, a borrowing. Cognate with English masticate.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /masˈkaɾ/ [masˈkaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: mas‧car

### Verb

mascar (first-person singular present masco, first-person singular preterite masqué, past participle mascado)
* to chew (without ever swallowing)
    Synonym: masticar
* (Mexico, reflexive) to sense

#### Usage notes

* This verb is used when describing the chewing of something that won’t be swallowed (such as gum), or food that requires too much chewing. For normal chewing, use masticar.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* goma de mascar

### Further reading

* “mascar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10