Expectoration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of coughing up and spitting out

the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkspˌɛktɚɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkspˌɛktəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkspˌɛktəɹˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ɛkspˌɛktɚɹˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spitting spit

Word Forms

expectorate	verb	discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
spit	verb	expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erwartung

der Vorgang des Hustens und Ausspuckens

🇪🇸Spanish

expectoración

el proceso de toser y escupir

🇮🇹Italian

espettorazione

il processo di tossire e sputare

🇳🇱Dutch

slijm

het proces van ophoesten en uitspugen

🇵🇹Portuguese

expectoração

o processo de tossir e cuspir

🇷🇺Russian

мокрота

процесс кашля и сплевывания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कफ

खांसने और थूकने की प्रक्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

কফ

কাশি ও থুতু ফেলার প্রক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்பார்ப்பு

இருமல் மற்றும் துப்புதல் செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరీక్షణ

దగ్గు మరియు ఉమ్మివేసే ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

कफ पाडणे

खोकला आणि थुंकण्याची प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

કફ

ઉધરસ અને થૂંકવાની પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಣೆ

ಕೆಮ್ಮುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ಉಗುಳುವುದು ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതീക്ഷ

ചുമയ്ക്കുകയും തുപ്പുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咳痰

咳嗽和吐出的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

去痰

咳をして吐き出すプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

객담

기침을 하고 뱉어내는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khạc nhổ

quá trình ho và nhổ ra

🇹🇭Thai

การคาดหวัง

กระบวนการไอและคายออกมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

proses meludah

proses batuk dan meludah

🇲🇾Malay

buang air besar

proses batuk dan meludah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نخامة

عملية السعال والبصق

🇮🇷Persian

خلط

روند سرفه کردن و تف کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

balgam

öksürme ve tükürme süreci

🇮🇱Hebrew

יְרִיקָה

תהליך של שיעול ויריקה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'expectoration'?

The primary meaning of 'expectoration' is 'the process of coughing up and spitting out'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'expectoration' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'expectoration' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'expectoration' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'expectoration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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