eructation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of belching, of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth.
2. (countable, uncountable) An erumpent blast of gas, wind, or other matter ejected from the depths of the earth.

Synonyms

belch

belching

burp

extravasation

burping

eruption

flash

irruption

outbreak

outburst

outpouring

resolution

salvo

belcher

ructation

burst

discharge

disgorgement

explosion

flare

Translations

eructo

éructation

ρέψιμο

eruttazione

oprisping

Aufstoßen

arroto

rutto

rot

rot

Eruktation

Rülpser

Bäuerchen

renvoi

éruption

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪ.ɹʌkˈteɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle English: eructuacioun

In summary

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.