burp

English

Etymology

Originally from American English, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɜːp/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /bɝp/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)p

Noun

burp (plural burps)

1. (chiefly US, Philippines) A belch.

   Lennon let out a deep, proud burp after downing the beer.

   • 2011, David Foster Wallace, The Pale King, page 9:

     Sylvanshine would burp and it would seem like more than a burp; it would taste like he'd almost thrown up a little.

Usage notes

• A belch is generally considered to be louder than a burp.

Synonyms

• belch

Derived terms

• bottom burp
• bum burp
• butt burp

 

Translations

a softer belch

• Arabic: تَجَشُّؤ‎ m (tajaššuʾ)

  Egyptian Arabic: تكريعة‎ f (takrīʿa)

  Hijazi Arabic: كَرْعة‎ f (karʿa), تَكْريعة‎ f (takrīʿa)

• Assamese: উগাৰ (ugar)
• Belarusian: адры́жка f (adrýžka)
• Bikol Central: tigab (bcl), tigob
• Bulgarian: оригване n (origvane)
• Burmese: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: rot (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 飽嗝 (bǎogé), 饱嗝 (bǎogé), 噯氣 (zh), 嗳气 (zh) (ǎiqì)

• Czech: říhnutí (cs) n, krknutí n
• Danish: bøvs (da) n or c
• Dutch: boer (nl), oprisping (nl)
• Estonian: röhitsus
• Finnish: röyhtäys (fi), röyhtäisy (fi)
• French: rot (fr) m, renvoi (fr) m, éructation (fr) f
• Georgian: ბოყინი (boq̇ini)
• German: Rülpser (de) m, Bäuerchen (de) n
• Greek: ρέψιμο (el) n (répsimo), ερευγμός (el) m (erevgmós) (rare), ερυγή (el) f (erygí) (medical)

  Ancient: ἐρυγή f (erugḗ)

• Hindi: डकार (hi) f (ḍakār)
• Italian: rutto (it) m, flato (it) m
• Japanese: げっぷ (ja) (geppu), うっぷ (uppu), おくび (ja) (okubi), 噫気 (あいき, aiki)
• Khmer: ភើ (km) (phəə)
• Korean: 트림 (ko) (teurim), 애기 (ko) (aegi)
• Lao: ເອຶ້ອມ (ʼưam)
• Macedonian: ждри́гање n (ždríganje)
• Malay: sendawa
• Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian: rap n
• Persian: آروغ‎ (fa) (âruğ)
• Plautdietsch: Relps m
• Polish: beknięcie (pl) n
• Portuguese: arroto (pt) m
• Romanian: râgâit n, râgâitură (ro) f, râgâială (ro) f, eructație (ro) f
• Russian: отры́жка (ru) f (otrýžka), рыга́ние (ru) n (rygánije)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: подриг m

  Roman: podrig m

• Slovak: grgnutie n
• Spanish: eructo (es) m, regüeldo (es) m
• Swedish: rap (sv) c, rapning c
• Tagalog: dighay
• Tamil: ஏப்பம் (ta) (ēppam)
• Thai: เรอ (th) (rəə)
• Tibetan: please add this translation if you can
• Ukrainian: відри́жка f (vidrýžka)
• Urdu: ڈکار‎ f (ḍakār)
• Vietnamese: sự ợ (vi)

Verb

burp (third-person singular simple present burps, present participle burping, simple past and past participle burped)

1. (intransitive) To emit a burp.

   Burping is considered impolite in most western cultures.

   My dad used to burp to hide the fact he was farting.

2. (transitive) To utter by burping

   Stevie intends to burp the alphabet at the school talent show.

3. (transitive) To cause someone (such as a baby) to burp.
4. (transitive) To open (a container of fermenting substance) to allow the release of accumulated gas.
   • 2021, Alan Bergo, The Forager Chef's Book of Flora (page 45)

     Ferment the lemons for up to 2 weeks, opening the bag occasionally to burp it and release carbon dioxide, and reseal.

Derived terms

• burp the worm

Translations

to emit a burp

• Arabic: تَجَشَّأَ‎ (tajaššaʾa)

  Egyptian Arabic: اتكرع‎ (itkárraʕ) (intransitive), كرع‎ (kárraʕ) (transitive)

  Moroccan Arabic: تفوق‎ (tfawwaq), تكرع‎ (tgarraʕ)

• Armenian: բխկալ (hy) (bxkal), ործկալ (hy) (orckal)
• Azerbaijani: gəyirmək
• Belarusian: рыга́ць impf (ryhácʹ)
• Bikol Central: tigob
• Bulgarian: оригвам се (origvam se)
• Burmese: လေချဉ်တက် (my) (lehkyanytak), စားချဉ့်ပြန် (my) (ca:hkyany.pran)
• Catalan: eructar (ca)
• Cherokee: ᎤᏩᎫᎴᎦ (uwagulega)
• Chickasaw: akiilawa
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 打嗝 (zh) (dǎgé), 噯氣 (zh), 嗳气 (zh) (ǎiqì), 飽嗝, 饱嗝 (bǎogé), 嗝 (zh) (gé)

• Czech: říhat impf, říhnout pf, krknout
• Danish: bøvse (da)
• Dutch: boeren (nl)
• Esperanto: rukti
• Estonian: röhitsema
• Finnish: röyhtäistä (fi)
• French: roter (fr), faire un rot, éructer (fr)
• Galician: arrotar, eructar
• Gallo: beurgasser
• Georgian: დაბოყინება (daboq̇ineba)
• German: rülpsen (de)
• Greek: ρεύομαι (el) (révomai), ερεύγομαι (el) (erévgomai) (rare)

  Ancient: ἐρεύγομαι (ereúgomai)

• Hindi: डकारना (hi) (ḍakārnā)
• Hungarian: böfög (hu)
• Italian: ruttare (it)
• Japanese: げっぷする (ja) (geppu suru), うっぷする (uppu suru), おくびする (ja) (okubi suru), 噫気する (あいきする, aiki suru)
• Khmer: ភើ (km) (phəə), ខ្យល់ផាយ (khyɑl phaay)
• Korean: 트림하다 (ko) (teurimhada)
• Lao: ເອຶ້ອມ (ʼưam)
• Latin: erugo
• Macedonian: ждрига impf (ždriga), подригнува impf (podrignuva)
• Maltese: tfewwaq
• Mongolian: хэхрэх (mn) (xexrex)
• Norwegian: rape (no)
• Persian: آروغ زدن‎ (fa) (âruğ zadan)
• Polish: bekać (pl) impf, beknąć (pl) pf
• Portuguese: arrotar (pt) (Brazil)
• Romanian: râgâi (ro)
• Russian: рыга́ть (ru) impf (rygátʹ), рыгну́ть (ru) pf (rygnútʹ), отры́гивать (ru) impf (otrýgivatʹ), отрыгну́ть (ru) pf (otrygnútʹ), отры́гиваться (ru) impf (otrýgivatʹsja), отрыгну́ться (ru) pf (otrygnútʹsja)
• Scots: rift
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: подригивати impf, подригнути pf

  Roman: podrigivati (sh) impf, podrignuti (sh) pf

• Slovak: rihať impf, grgať impf
• Slovene: rigati (sl) impf
• Spanish: eructar (es), regoldar (es)
• Swedish: rapa (sv)
• Telugu: త్రేన్చు (trēncu)
• Thai: เรอ (th) (rəə)
• Tibetan: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: geğirmek (tr)
• Ukrainian: відри́гувати impf (vidrýhuvaty), відригну́ти pf (vidryhnúty)
• Urdu: ڈکارنا‎ (ḍakārnā)
• Vietnamese: ợ (vi)
• Westrobothnian: repa, räpa

to burp someone

• Finnish: röyhtäyttää (fi)
• French: faire son rot (à un bébé)
• Hungarian: büfiztet
• Maori: whakakūpā
• Spanish: eructar (es)

Related terms

• botty burp
• burp gun

See also

• fart
• yawn