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Etymology
Inherited from Latin morsicāre. Same as in Aragonese mosegar. Compare as well with Spanish moscar (“to hollow out”).
Pronunciation
Verb
mossegar (first-person singular present mossego, first-person singular preterite mosseguí, past participle mossegat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive) to bite (seize or cut by clamping the teeth)
- (figurative, transitive) to run down, to trash
- (colloquial, transitive) to gouge (make excessive profit off of)
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Verb
mossegar (first-person singular present mossego, first-person singular preterite mosseguei, past participle mossegado)
- (transitive) Alternative form of morsegar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.