mânca Verb, mânca ▼ ▶

1. (transitive) to eat
   Ei nu pot mânca carne pentru că sunt vegetarieni.

   They can't eat meat because they're vegetarians.
2. (figuratively) to eat away at, corrode; also to bite/sting (of insects)
   Rugina mănâncă din fier.

   Rust eats away the iron.
3. (with accusative) to itch
   Mă mănâncă pielea.

   My skin itches.

Appox. usage (any sense): 452 per million words