Italian edit

Etymology edit

From poppa (breast, boob) +‎ -are, from Latin puppa, variant of pupa (girl; doll, puppet). Compare Sicilian puppari, Catalan and Occitan popar, Romanian pupa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /popˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pop‧pà‧re

Verb edit

poppàre (first-person singular present póppo, first-person singular past historic poppài, past participle poppàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to suck (of a baby) [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: ciucciare, succhiare

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