vomitorium (plural vomitoria or vomitoriums)
A passage located behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre used as an exit for the crowds
(see Usage notes) 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.
• The sense of "a place to vomit" has come about as a misunderstanding of the original meaning of the word; although this newer sense is strictly incorrect, it is now common.
• (passage): vomitory
Source: Wiktionary
17 May 2025
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
