Spanish word

escupir

Pronunciation

IPA/eskuˈpiɾ/

Meaning

  • verbspit

Example

No escupas en la calle.

Do not spit in the street.

Illustration for escupir (spit)

More examples

Es de mala educación escupir en público.

It's bad manners to spit in public.

Core concept

Forcible ejection of liquid or small bits from the mouth.

Common phrases

  • escupir en público

    spit in public

  • escupir al suelo

    spit on the ground

Similar words

cuspir: Spit out thick or sticky saliva or viscous matter from the mouth with force.
vomitar: Forcefully expel the stomach's contents through the mouth.
tragar: Move food or liquid from the mouth into the stomach by swallowing.

Definition in Spanish

Expeler saliva u otra sustancia de la boca con cierta fuerza hacia el exterior.

Word origin

Derived from Latin exspuere, built from ex- 'out' and spuere 'to spit', and adopted into Spanish via regular Romance sound changes.

Usage tips

  • Escupir frequently takes a direct object (escupir saliva, sangre, un objeto pequeño) and also appears in figurative expressions such as 'escupir al cielo' where the meaning is not literal.

Other meanings

  • spit outverb

Opposites

Related words

  • escupidospatadjective
  • escupidorspittoonnoun

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