What is the Latin word for belch?

The usual Latin words for “belch” are rū̆ctō, moveō, cieō; also rū̆ctus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“belch” in Latin

rū̆ctōto belch, eructate; to bring up noisily moveōto move, stir, set in motion; to disturb, shake, remove; to arouse, excite, promote, produce cieōto set in motion; act; to move, stir, shake; to summon, call rū̆ctusbelch, belching

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

belch v.

ructare: to cause to belch, ructus gignere, or movere, or facere, or ciere.

belch s.

ructus; stomachi redundatio.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for belch?: The usual Latin words for “belch” are rū̆ctō, moveō, cieō; also rū̆ctus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.