belch

Meanings

1. To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly.
2. To eject or emit (something) with spasmodic force or noise.

1. An instance of belching; the sound that it makes.
2. Malt liquor.

1. A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English belchen, from Old English bielċan, from Proto-Germanic *balkijaną, *belkaną, probably ultimately of imitative origin. Related to Dutch balken (“to bray”), Middle Low German belken (“to shout”), Low German bölken (“to shout, bark”), Old English bealċettan (“to utter, send forth”). See also English bolk, boak.