vomitorium

ˌvɒmɪˈtɔːriəm

vomitoria

Definition

Definition of vomitorium - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

ancient Rome

TECH.

passage in a theater for crowds

TECH.

The audience exited through the vomitorium after the play.

aisle

corridor

passageway

feasting

Dated

place where people vomit during feasts

Dated

The myth of the Roman vomitorium is widely believed.

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passage in a theater for crowds

Origin of vomitorium

Latin, vomere (to spew forth)

Examples of vomitorium in a sentence

Guides explained the function of the vomitorium to tourists.
Historians debate the existence of the vomitorium.
The concept of a vomitorium is often misunderstood.

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French:vomitoire, lieu où l'on vomit pendant les festins, ...
German:Vomitorium, Erbrechensraum, ...
Italian:vomitorium, luogo per vomitare durante i banchetti, ...
Spanish:vomitorio, sala de vómito, ...
Portuguese:vomitório, ...
Chinese:出入口, 宴会呕吐室, ...
Japanese:ヴォミトリウム, ...
Arabic:مَمَر الخُرُوج, غرفة التقيؤ, ...
Hebrew:ווֹמִיטוֹרְיוּם, ...
Russian:вомиториум, место для рвоты, ...
Ukrainian:воміторій, ...
Hindi:वॉमिटोरियम, वोमिटोरियम, ...
Bengali:ভমিটোরিয়াম, ...
Catalan:vomitori, sala de vomitar, ...
Czech:vomitorium, údajná místnost určená ke zvracení během hostin, ...
Danish:udgang, vomitorium, ...
Dutch:vomitorium, braakruimte, ...
Greek:διάδρομος, δωμάτιο εμετού, ...
Hungarian:vomitórium, hányásra szolgáló helyiség, ...
Khmer:ច្រកផ្លូវក្នុងរោងល្ខោនសម្រាប់ឱ្យហ្វូងមនុស្សចេញចូល, កន្លែងសម្រាប់ក្អួតក្នុងពិធីជប់លៀង, ...
Korean:보미토리움, 구토실, ...
Persian:راهروی خروجی, وومیتوریوم, ...
Polish:przejście dla widzów, miejsce do wymiotowania, ...
Portuguese (BR):vomitório, ...
Romanian:vomitoriu, vomitorium, ...
Swedish:vomitorium, kräkplats, ...
Thai:ทางเดิน, โวมิทอเรียม, ...
Turkish:vomitoryum, ...
Vietnamese:lối đi vomitorium, phòng nôn, ...

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