jalar
/xaˈlaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to pull
🪢 jalar sounds like HAH-lar: HAH! I yank it toward me
Say the first syllable as a sharp HAH, the sound you make when you give a hard tug on a rope. Jalar means to pull. The same tugging sense extends to drawing in, attracting, and eating with gusto, as if food is being pulled toward you.