xuclar

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *sūctulāre,[1] from Latin sūctus, from sūgō. Alternatively, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Spanish chupar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʃuˈkla]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [t͡ʃuˈklaɾ]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Verb

xuclar (first-person singular present xuclo, first-person singular preterite xuclí, past participle xuclat)

  1. to suck
  2. to suck down, to swallow
  3. (Internet slang) to download

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ xuclar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Further reading