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Definition 2024

chewy

chewy

English

Adjective

chewy ‎(comparative chewier, superlative chewiest)

having a pliable or springy texture when chewed
I must have spent an hour gnawing on the chewy taffy.

Translations

having a pliable or springy texture when chewed

Chinese:
Mandarin: 需要多嚼的 ‎(xūyào duō jiáo de)
Dutch: taai (nl), rubberig
Finnish: sitkeä (fi)

German: zäh (de)
Japanese: よくかめない ‎(yoku kamenai)
Russian: тре́бующий продолжи́тельного жева́ния ‎(trébujuščij prodolžítelʹnovo ževánija), тре́бующий уси́ленного жева́ния ‎(trébujuščij usílennovo ževánija), жёсткий (ru) ‎(žóstkij)
Slovene: žilav
Spanish: cauchudo, duro (es), recio (es), correoso, dificil de masticar