Definition
Vomiting; forcing food or liquid up from the stomach and out through the mouth, usually because of illness or disgust.
Etymology
From Middle English 'puke,' possibly imitative in origin (imitating the sound of vomiting) or from Old Norse 'spýja.' The word may be onomatopoetic, reflecting the actual sound and action.
Kelly Says
The word 'puke' is probably onomatopoetic—it was literally invented to sound like the action itself, which is why it feels so visceral and immediate. English has lots of these sound-words (like 'splat' and 'burp'), and they often feel more honest and less formal than Latin-origin medical terms.
Translations
CSČeština
Zvracení
zvra-ce-ni
DADansk
Kaste op
kas-teh op
DEDeutsch
Erbrechen
er-bre-ken
ELΕλληνικά
Εμετός
e-me-tos
ESEspañol
Vómito
voh-mee-toh
FAفارسی
استفراغ
es-te-fragh
FISuomi
Pahoinvointi
pah-o-in-voin-ti
FRFrançais
Vomissements
vom-es-man
HUMagyar
Hányinger
ha-ny-in-ger
IDBahasa Indonesia
Muntah
moo-n-tah
ITItaliano
Vomito
voh-mee-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
Muntah
moo-n-tah
NLNederlands
Braken
bra-ken
PLPolski
Bóle brzucha
bo-leh broo-kha
PTPortuguês
Vômito
voh-mee-toh
RORomână
Vărsături
var-sa-too-ree
RUРусский
Тошнота
toh-snoh-tah
SVSvenska
Illamående
il-la-ma-an-de
SWKiswahili
Kicheche
ki-che-che
TAதமிழ்
வயிற்றுப்போக்கு
vai-yir-ru-po-koo-ku
TEతెలుగు
తిన్నని
tin-na-ni
UKУкраїнська
Нудота
noo-do-tah
VITiếng Việt
Nôn nao
non-nao
ZUZU
Ukusehla
oo-ku-she-la