vomit
noun/ˈvɒmɪt/
/ˈvɑːmɪt/
[uncountable]- food from the stomach brought back out through the mouth
- You must ensure that an unconscious person does not choke on their own vomit.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French vomite (noun) or Latin vomitus, from vomere ‘to vomit’.Definitions on the go
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