caixalar

Aragonese

Alternative forms

quixalar

Etymology

From queixo (“lower maxillar”), from Vulgar Latin capseum (“box-like”), from capsa (“box”) and capsus (“wagon body”), or possibly directly from this last one. Compare Catalan queixalar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka(i̯)ʃaˈla(ɾ)/
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Syllabification: cai‧xa‧lar

Verb

caixalar

(transitive) to bite (seize or cut by clamping the teeth)
Synonym: mosegar
(figurative, transitive) to run down, to trash
Synonym: mosegar

Derived terms

caixalada

Related terms

mueso (“bite, mouthful”)
quixalar (“to bite”)
mosegar (“to bite”)
quixalada (“bite, mouthful”)
caixalada (“bite, mouthful”)