"metzizah b'peh" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew מְצִיצָה בְּפֶה (metsitsah b'peh, literally “oral suction”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|he|מְצִיצָה בְּפֶה|lit=oral suction|tr=metsitsah b'peh}} Borrowed from Hebrew מְצִיצָה בְּפֶה (metsitsah b'peh, literally “oral suction”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} metzizah b'peh (uncountable)
  1. (Judaism) A practice performed during a brit milah in which a mohel orally draws blood away from a male baby's circumcision wound. Tags: Judaism, uncountable Categories (topical): Circumcision, Judaism
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