"chewy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃuː.i/ Audio: en-us-chewy.ogg [US] Forms: chewier [comparative], chewiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːi Etymology: chew + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chew|y}} chew + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} chewy (comparative chewier, superlative chewiest)
  1. Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed. Translations (having a pliable or springy texture when chewed): corretjós (Catalan), 需要多嚼的 (xūyào duō jiáo de) (Chinese Mandarin), sejg (Danish), taai (Dutch), rubberig (Dutch), sitkeä (Finnish), zäh (German), rágós (Hungarian), seigur (Icelandic), よくかめない (yoku kamenai) (Japanese), seig (Norwegian), тре́бующий уси́ленного жева́ния (trébujuščij usílennovo ževánija) (Russian), жёсткий (žóstkij) (Russian), žilav (Slovene), cauchudo (Spanish), gomoso (Spanish), recio (Spanish), correoso (Spanish), seg (Swedish), sert (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-chewy-en-adj-jztFNuyP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Food and drink
Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃuː.i/ Audio: en-us-chewy.ogg [US] Forms: chewies [plural]
Rhymes: -uːi Etymology: chew + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chew|y}} chew + -y Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chewy (countable and uncountable, plural chewies)
  1. (Australia, informal) Alternative form of chewie (“chewing gum”) Tags: Australia, alt-of, alternative, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: chewie (extra: chewing gum)
    Sense id: en-chewy-en-noun-BV-aKHrF Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 71 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 9 58 33
  2. (US, informal) A type of soft and sticky cookie. Tags: US, countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chewy-en-noun-PHASIaOO Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Food and drink
Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃuː.i/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːi"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chewie"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-chewy.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f5/En-us-chewy.ogg/En-us-chewy.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/En-us-chewy.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chewy"
}
{
  "called_from": "translations/609-20230504",
  "msg": "Translation too long compared to word, so it is skipped",
  "path": [
    "chewy"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "chewy",
  "trace": ""
}

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