What is the Latin word for gulp?

The usual Latin words for “gulp” are vorō, dēvorō, hauriō; also absorbeō, exsorbeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“gulp” in Latin

vorōto devour; to eat greedily; to swallow up; to destroy, overwhelm dēvorōto swallow, gulp down, or devour; enjoy; to swallow down, repress, suppress, check, bear with patience; to absorb hauriōto draw (especially water), drain; to drain, drink up, swallow; to take in with the senses as if to drink or swallow absorbeōto swallow down, devour; to absorb, submerge; to absorb, engross exsorbeōto suck up, out or in, gulp down, drain; exhaust; to swallow up, destroy

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

gulp

vorare: devorare: haurire (to devour with avidity): absorbere [to drench, Vid :, and To DEVOUR].

IMPROPR., devorare (e.g., paucorum dierum molestiam, Cic.): exsorbere (e.g., multorum difficultatem, i. e., awkward tempers).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for gulp?: The usual Latin words for “gulp” are vorō, dēvorō, hauriō; also absorbeō, exsorbeō. 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.