What is the Latin word for chuck?

The usual Latin words for “chuck” are singultus, singultiō, glōciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“chuck” in Latin

singultussobbing, speech interrupted by sobs.; hiccup; A rattling in the throat; clucking (of a hen); croaking (of a raven); gurg singultiōto hiccup; to sob; to cluck glōciōto cluck

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

chuck

of a hen when feeding her young ones), singultus.

chuck v.

singultire (Col., 8, 11, 15): glocire (of a hen that is going to sit, Col., 8, 5, 4).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for chuck?: The usual Latin words for “chuck” are singultus, singultiō, glōciō. 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.