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feminine
/ˈteta/
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Translation
breast
Word origin
From a common nursery word for a breast that appears across many languages, related to English 'teat' and 'tit'.
- Origin
- nursery word
- Root
- titta
- English cognates
- teat
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraltetas
Examples
mamar.
The baby latches onto the breast to feed.
.
The mother breastfeeds her son every three hours.
lenguaje coloquial, .
In colloquial language, teta means breast.
maman .
The kittens feed from their mother's teat.
hinchadas .
After giving birth she felt her breasts swollen with milk.
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