English → Latin
“squirt” in Latin
spargōto scatter, strew, sprinkle, sparkle; to throw here and there, cast, hurl, throw aboutprōsiliōto leap, jump, rush or spring forth or up; to burst or break forth, start out, start up; to hastenēmicōto appear suddenly; to spring out, spring forth, to break forthsīphōa siphon or tube; a fire enginescatebraa gush of water from the ground, spring
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
squirt v.
Transitively, spargere.
Intransitively, prosilire: poetical, emicare.
squirt s.
A syringe, sipho.
Water squirted, scatebra.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for squirt?
- The usual Latin words for “squirt” are spargō, prōsiliō, ēmicō; also sīphō, scatebra. 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.