Polyglot Dictionary

succionar

/suksjoˈnaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
succiono
preterite (yo)
succioné
past participle
succionado

Meaning

  1. to suck

    • Succionó el líquido.

      He sucked up the liquid.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

chupar

succionar is more technical or medical, like suction from a vacuum or a medical device; chupar is the everyday word for "to suck."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

chupar

chupar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to suck."

Portuguese

sugar

sugar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to suck."

Practice

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