To loudly expel gas from the stomach through the mouth; a sudden emission of gas, flames, or smoke.
From Old English 'belc-' and Middle English 'belchen,' imitative in origin—the word sounds like the action itself.
Belch is onomatopoetic across languages because the physical act is universal—which is why words meaning 'belch' sound similar in English, German, and Dutch.
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