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ρουφάω

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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ρουφ-ώ (rouf-ó) + -άω (-áo). Inherited from Byzantine Greek ρουφῶ (rouphô), from Ancient Greek ῥοφῶ (rhophô), contracted form of ῥοφέω (rhophéō).

Verb

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ρουφάω (roufáo) / ρουφώ (past ρούφηξα, passive ρουφιέμαι, p‑past ρουφήχτηκα, ppp ρουφηγμένος)

  1. to swallow, gulp, slurp, drain, sniff, guzzle (obnoxious sounds made when swallowing)
  2. to sip
  3. to suck, breathe in
    (of blood) exploit
  4. to soak up, absorb (of knowledge, learning)
  5. (idiomatic, transitive): to suck (it) up
  6. (vulgar, sex) to blow, to suck off

Conjugation

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Further reading

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