Munch

Munch

Verb / Noun · /mʌntʃ/

Definition

(Verb) to eat steadily and often audibly with a chewing motion, typically of something crunchy or substantial; (Noun) the act of munching; a snack; Edvard Munch — the Norwegian painter famous for The Scream.

Origin

From Middle English monchen, probably imitative (onomatopoeic) of the sound of chewing, possibly influenced by or related to crunch and munch as sound-words. The word appearing in English from the 14th century. The painter Edvard Munch (1863–1944) being an entirely separate proper noun — a Norwegian name pronounced /mʊŋk/ in Norwegian, though often /mʌntʃ/ or /mʊŋk/ in English contexts. Munch's The Scream (1893) being one of the most recognised images in Western art.