recomer

to gnaw at

verb rreh-koh-MEHR Less Common

Origin: From re- (again, intensifying) + comer (to eat).

Also means

to eat away at

Usage Note

Recomer is used almost exclusively in the pronominal reflexive form recomerse to express an inner psychological state — being consumed by worry, envy, or remorse (se recome de envidia, 'he is eaten up with envy'). The literal sense of 'eating again' is theoretically valid but extremely rare in modern Spanish. It is an -er verb conjugated like comer.

Examples

"Se recome de envidia al verlos felices."

Natural Translation

She is eaten up with envy seeing them happy.

Literal Translation

He-eats-himself of envy seeing them happy.

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