Etymology:
Meaning:
To expel gas from the stomach through the mouth, producing a burp or belch.
Origin:
The Latin verb eruere meant "to expel or vomit" and was used specifically in medical contexts to describe the expulsion of gas or other fluids from the stomach. The past participle of eruere was eructus, which came to be used as a noun meaning "a belch or burp."
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