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Added 10 October 2026

eructation

/ɪ.ɹʌkˈteɪ.ʃən/ noun

Latin root: ērūctātiōnem Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about eructation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

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.

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