"Tamos" is a word in HILIGAYNON

támos - To chew, bite, gnaw, nibble at,
scrape clean with the teeth (as to scrape off
with the teeth the flesh from the stone of a
mango, plum, or the like); to suck, sip, eat.
Indì ka magtámos sang lápis. Don’t nibble
at the pencil. Nagatámos (nagatalámos)

silá sang íla mapaít nga mga lúhà. They
are shedding bitter tears. (Literally: They
are sucking in their bitter tears (running
down from the eyes to the lips)). (cf.
talámos).