# vomitorium

> English word · Noun · IPA /vɒmɪˈtɔːɹɪəm/

## Definitions
1. A passage located behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre used as an exit for the crowds
2. An area in which vomiting takes place, in particular a chamber supposedly used by ancient Romans to vomit during a feast so they could continue eating.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vomitōrium (“entrance to an amphitheatre”), substantive of vomitōrius (“emetic, provoking vomiting”), from vomō (“vomit”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vomitorium