rágcsál

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Hungarian

Etymology

From rág +‎ -csál (frequentative verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

rágcsál

  1. (transitive) to gnaw, chew
    • 1932, Ferenc Móra, chapter I, in Aranykoporsó [Golden Coffin], Budapest: Magvető, published 1971, page 7:
      A palotával szemben szamár rágcsálta a Juno templomát körülvevő liget mirtuszainak kérgét.
      Opposite the palace, a donkey was gnawing at the bark of the myrtles in the grove surrounding the temple of Juno.

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