Main Entry:

¹vom·it

Pronunciation:

\ˈvä-mət\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French vomite, from Latin vomitus, from vomere to vomit; akin to Old Norse vāma seasickness, Greek emein to vomit

Date:

14th century

1: an act or instance of disgorging the contents of the stomach through the mouth ; also : the disgorged matter2: emetic