жвачка

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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

  1. rumination, chewing
  2. cud
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Pronunciation 2

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жвачка (2)
  • IPA(key): [ˈʐvat͡ɕkə]
  • IPA(key): [ʐɨˈvat͡ɕkə] (phonetic respelling: жева́чка)
  • (nonstandard or childish) IPA(key): [ʐʊˈvat͡ɕkə] (phonetic respelling: жува́чка)

Noun

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

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

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