Main Entry: munch

Pronunciation: \ˈmənch\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English monchen, probably of imitative origin

Date: 14th century

transitive verb : to eat with a chewing action <many a mouthful is munched in private — Washington Irving>; also : to snack on <drank coffee and munched homemade cookies — Lady Bird Johnson>intransitive verb : to eat or chew something; also : snack —usually used with on

— munch·er noun