vomito

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noun

The most virulent form of yellow fever.

OriginSpanish vómito ← Portuguese vómito ← Latin vomitus →
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Meanings

nounvomito (countable and uncountable, plural vomitos)

plural vomitos

  1. countableuncountableThe most virulent form of yellow fever.
  2. countableuncountableThe black vomit associated with the worst form of yellow fever.

Origin

  1. Latinvomitus
  2. Portuguesevómito
  3. Spanishvómito
  4. Englishvomito

Borrowed from Spanish vómito and Portuguese vómito, from Latin vomitus.

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APA

vomito. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vomito

MLA

“vomito.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vomito. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vomito,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vomito.

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