larpar

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laɾˈpaɾ/

Verb

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

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • larpada (“candy; delicatessen”)
  • larpán (“gourmand”)
  • larpeiro (“gourmand”)
  • larpeira (“a pie of custard cream”)
  • larpeirada (“candy; delicatessen”)

References

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