sotsot

sotsot v.

1. To suck out (meat or contents) with a sharp intake of air, especially from a shell or narrow opening.
→ Typically refers to extracting the flesh of soso’ (river snail) after the shell tip (poro) is chipped and the operculum (lokaba) removed.

“Sotsoten mo sana, di’ mo na pagkitkiten.”
“Just suck it out, no need to pick it.”

2. n. The act or manner of sucking out contents in this way; the characteristic intake motion and sound associated with the action.

Usage Notes

• Core in the soso’ consumption sequence:
  Teptepen a poro → Alinen a lokaba → I-reket sa ngoso’ → Sotsot.
• Action is centered at the ngoso’ (mouth as functional cavity), not merely the ngiwi’ (lips).
• Distinguished from general sucking verbs by its forceful, targeted extraction from enclosed or tapered spaces.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; imitates the sharp suction sound produced during the act.

Semantic Field

Consumption / Oral action / Subsistence practice

Related

• soso’ — river snail
• poro — shell tip/apex
• lokaba — operculum (“door” of the shell)
• ngoso’ — mouth (functional cavity)

IPA

/sotˈsot/ (reduplicated root with crisp alveolar stops; often with audible suction onset)

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