жвачка

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Etymology

From dialectal жва́ка (žváka, chewing) +‎ -ка (-ka), itself from жева́ть (ževátʹ, to chew).

Pronunciation 1

Noun

жва́чка (žváčkaf inan (genitive жва́чки, nominative plural жва́чки, genitive plural жва́чек)

  1. rumination, chewing
  2. cud
Declension

Pronunciation 2

жвачка (2)

Noun

жва́чка (žváčkaf inan (genitive жва́чки, nominative plural жва́чки, genitive plural жва́чек)

  1. (colloquial) chewing-gum
    Synonym: жева́тельная рези́нка (ževátelʹnaja rezínka)
Declension
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References

  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “жвачка”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa