ptyalise

• Verbo arcaico que significa secretar saliva ou cuspir, derivado do grego 'ptyalon' (saliva).

An obsolete verb meaning to salivate or to spit, derived from the Greek 'ptyalon' (spittle).

1. Expel saliva or phlegmC2formalbritish

   To forcibly eject saliva, phlegm, or sputum from the mouth.

   Cuspir

   • The doctor instructed him to ptyalise into the sample cup.
   • He ptyalised onto the ground after tasting the bitter medicine.
   • It is considered impolite to ptyalise in public.

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