Wednesday, February 24, 2010

WORD OF THE DAY

 

This week's Word of the Day is eructation. I came across this word on page 17 of The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery.

An eructation is a burp! It is the noun form of the verb eruct which means to belch.

eruct comes from the Latin eructare which also means to belch.

My sentence: In some cultures an eructation is considered a compliment to the cook or chef.

Please contribute a sentence in the comments. 

5 comments:

  1. Jordan Bolduc5:25 PM

    After lunch her eructation was so loud, it disrupted the entire floor!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Peg Bolduc5:27 PM

    When I occasionally drink pop, I experience an eructation after the first drink.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Emma Bolduc5:39 PM

    When I drink root beer I have an eructation that is very loud and stinky!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Anonymous10:56 PM

    Keep your eructations down; you're disturbing the neighbors!

    From A to Z

    ReplyDelete
  5. What a healthy crop of burping sentences!

    ReplyDelete