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 matter
2 : emetic