expectorate

Meaning

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

expectorer

cracher

expectorar

expectorar

spucken

cuspir

speien

πτύω

ausspucken

αποπτύω

expectorar

φτύνω

espettorare

spuwen

balgam

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪkˈspɛktəɹeɪt/

Etymology

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”).