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From lapar, maybe under the influence of a derivative of Proto-Germanic *slarpaną (to sip, slurp), this from Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- (to sip, slurp, gulp), cognate with Latin sorbere (to suck up, imbibe, absorb), whence sorber (to sip).

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larpar (first-person singular present larpo, first-person singular preterite larpei, past participle larpado)

  1. to slurp; to eat noisily or compulsively
  2. to lap
  3. (figurative) to rob

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