Lallate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To speak pronouncing the letter "r" so that it sounds like "l".
  2. 2
    To speak like a baby.

    "[…] he was pulled in by the smell of fresh coffee and the sound of Isabel and Rosalinda burbling and lallating together."

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"[…] he was pulled in by the smell of fresh coffee and the sound of Isabel and Rosalinda burbling and lallating together."

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