English

Pronunciation
IPA|/'spɪt/
audio|en-us-spit.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪt|-ɪt

Etymology 1
OE. spitu

Noun
en-noun

1. A rod on which meat is grilled (UK English) or broiled (US English).
2. A narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.

Translations
trans-top|a rod on which meat is grilled/broiled
Croatian: t-|hr|ražanj|m
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Russian: ве��ел (v'ért'el) m
Swedish: spett n
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trans-top|a narrow, usually sandy peninsula
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Russian: t+|ru|ко�а|f|trkosá|scCyrl
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Verb
en-verb|spit|t|ed

1. To impale on a spit.

Etymology 2
OE. spittan

Verb
en-verb|spits|spitting|spat

1. To evacuate saliva from the mouth.

Synonyms
expectorate

Translations
trans-top|to evacuate saliva from the mouth
Czech: t+|cs|plivnout, t+|cs|plivat
Dutch: t+|nl|spuwen
Esperanto: t-|eo|kra�i|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: sylkeä (1), sylkäistä (1, once), syljeskellä (1, continuously)
French: t+|fr|cracher
German: t+|de|spucken
Greek: t-|el|���ν�|sc=Grek
Hungarian: t+|hu|köp
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Indonesian: ludah|meludah
Italian: t+|it|sputare
Japanese: ����� (�����, tsuba wo haku)
Macedonian: пл�ка
Portuguese: t-|pt|cuspir
Russian: плева��/пл�н��� (pl'evát'/pl'únut')
Spanish: t+|es|escupir
Swedish: t-|sv|spotta
Urdu: URchar|تھ�ک�ا (thūkn�)
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Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. uncountable saliva|Saliva.
2. countable An instance of spitting.

Synonyms
expectoration, saliva

Derived terms
spitball
spit-cup
spitting contest
spittoon
spit wad

Translations
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Swedish: spott n

Category:Bodily fluids
Category:English words with multiple etymologies

Aleut

Pronoun
infl|ale|pronoun

1. you.
2. yours.

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