🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

噛み応えのある

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kamigotae no aru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chewy/ˈtʃuː.i/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"このお肉は噛み応えがあります。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Tending to require a lot of chewing before it can be swallowed easily.

    "The steak was rather chewy and difficult to cut."
  2. 2

    Soft and yielding to the teeth, like caramel or fudge.

    "She baked a batch of delicious, chewy chocolate chip cookies."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English verb 'chew', originating from Old English 'ceowan', combined with the suffix '-y' denoting a quality or condition. First appearing in modern English during the 16th century, it initially described food requiring prolonged mastication before evolving to describe texturally dense or rubbery materials.

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