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Why Are Avocados Also Called Alligator Pears?As you munch on guacamole and chips, chew on the etymology of the humble avocado. Its many names are as wacky as the fruit is yummy.
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Why Are Avocados Also Called Alligator Pears?As you munch on guacamole and chips, chew on the etymology of the humble avocado. Its many names are as wacky as the fruit is yummy.
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Words nearby munch

mumps virus vaccine, mumpsimus, mumsy, mumu, mun., munch, munchausen, munchausen syndrome, munchausen syndrome by proxy, munchausen's syndrome, munchausen's syndrome by proxy

Origin of munch

1375–1425; late Middle English monchen, variant of mocchen; imitative

OTHER WORDS FROM munch

munch·er, nounun·munched, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for muncher (1 of 2)

munch
/ (mʌntʃ) /

verb

to chew (food) steadily, esp with a crunching noise

Derived forms of munch

muncher, noun

Word Origin for munch

C14 monche, of imitative origin; compare crunch

British Dictionary definitions for muncher (2 of 2)

Munch
/ (mʊŋk) /

noun

Edvard (ˈɛdvard). 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and engraver, whose works, often on the theme of death, include The Scream (1893); a major influence on the expressionists, esp on die Brücke
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