susurrar
/susuˈraɾ/ · B2 · verb
to whisper, susurrate
🤫 su-su-rrar = the hushing 'sus-sus' sound of whispering; English susurrate
Susurrar imitates the soft hissing 's' sounds of whispered speech, an onomatopoeia from Latin susurrare. The repeated 'su-su' mirrors the sound itself, and English susurrus is the same word family.