eructation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
  2. noun a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ērūctātiōnem, accusative of ērūctātiō (“a belching forth, burp”), from ērūctāre (“to belch, burp”). Compare Middle English eructuacioun (“belching, burp”), borrowed from the same root.

In classic literature

Synonyms

eruption, extravasation

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