expectorate

Significat (Anglès)

1. (ambitransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs.
2. (ambitransitive) To spit.

Conceptes

expectorar

Sinònims

spit

spit out

cough up

eject

spit up

spit at

cough out

clear out

cough

drive out

spew

spout

sputter

disgorge

eject saliva from the mouth

Traduccions

expectorer

cracher

expectorar

expectorar

spucken

speien

cuspir

πτύω

ausspucken

balgam

αποπτύω

φτύνω

spuwen

espettorare

tükürük

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɪkˈspɛktəɹeɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Latin expectorātus, past participle of expectorō (“(only figurative) banish from the mind; (post-classical) expel from the breast)”), from ex (“out of”) + pectus (“the breast”).