eructation
6 synonyms for eructation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The act of belching: releasing gas from the stomach via the mouth.
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin ērūctātiōnem, the accusative of ērūctātiō, meaning "a belching forth, burp", which came from ērūctāre ("to belch, burp"). Compare Middle English eructuacioun ("belching, burp"), borrowed from the same root.
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