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sucari

Pronunciation: /sʊˈka.ɾɪ/

“sucari” is a Sicilian word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

  1. To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
  2. To extract, draw in (a substance) from or out of something.
  3. To inhale (air), to draw (breath).
  4. To work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth.
  5. To pull (something) in a given direction, especially without direct contact.
  6. To perform fellatio.
  7. To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency.

Etymology

By surface analysis, sucu + -ari, otherwise derived from an unattested Vulgar Latin *sucare, ultimately from Latin sūcus (“juice”). Cognate with Italian succhiare and English suck.

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