mamar

/maˈmaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to suckle

🍼 mamar = from mama, the breast; a baby sucks mama's milk

Mamar comes from Latin mamma, meaning breast, and echoes the baby sound ma-ma. Link the sound ma-ma to the act of suckling, which is the core sense; the vulgar sense is a figurative extension of sucking.

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