🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

구토하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: guto-hada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Puke/pjuːk/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 너무 많이 먹고 구토했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

    "After eating too much candy, he felt sick and had to puke."
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of vomiting.

    "She had a bad case of the flu and experienced several pukes throughout the day."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'puke' originates from the early 19th century, derived from the Latin 'pūgāre', meaning 'to vomit'. It evolved through the influence of various dialects and has maintained its meaning related to the act of vomiting.

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