manduco
δι' ἐρημίας πολεμίων πορευόμενος → he marched on without finding any enemy, his route lay through a country bare of enemies
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mandūco: āvi, ātum (in the
I dep. form, mandūcor, ari, Lucil., Afran., and Pompon. ap. Non. 477, 8 sq. (Pomp. Com. Rel. v. 100 Rib.; Afran. ib. v. 184); cf. Prisc. 799 P.), 1, v. a. a lengthened form of 2 mando.
I Lit., to chew, masticate; to eat by chewing (ante-class. and post-Aug.): manducato candido pane, Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 9; Sen. Ep. 95, 27.—
II Transf., to eat, devour: bucceas, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 76: crudum manduces Priamum Priamique pisinnos, Labeo in Schol. Pers. 1, 4.
mandūco: ōnis, m. 1. manduco,
I a glutton, gormandizer (post-class.), Pompon. ap. Non. 17, 15 (Com. Rel. v. 112 Rib.); App. M. 6, p. 186, 41.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) mandūcō,¹⁴ āvī, ātum, āre (mando 2), tr., mâcher : Varro R. 3, 7 ; Sen. Ep. 95, 27 || manger : Suet. Aug. 76, cf. Schol. Pers. 1, 4.
(2) mandūcō, ōnis, m., mangeur : Apul. M. 6, 31 ; Pompon. d. Non. 17, 13.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) mandūco1, āvī, ātum, āre (mando, ere), I) kauen, Varro, Sen. u.a. – Dep. Nbf. mandūcor, ārī, Pompon. com. 100. Afran. com. 184. Lucil. 456. Vgl. Prisc. 8, 29. – II) (woher franz. manger) übtr., kauend essen, duas buccas, Aug. b. Suet. Aug. 76, 2: uvas, Fronto ad M. Caes. 4, 4. p. 67, 20 N.: u. so Marc. Emp. 13 sq. Plin. Val. 2, 17. Vulg. Isai. 7, 22: mand. (speisen) cum alqo, Hieron. epist. 21, 35.
(2) mandūco2, ōnis, m. (mando, ere), der Fresser, Vielfraß, Pompon. com. 112 R. (die Hdschrn manducus). Apul. met. 6, 31. Vgl. Non. 17, 13.
Latin > English
manduco manducare, manducavi, manducatus V TRANS :: chew, masticate, gnaw; eat, devour
manduco manduco manduconis N M :: glotton; gormand; big eater