Meaning of ptui | Babel Free
/[p͡tʼʰ]/Definitions
The sound of spitting.
Examples
“I wake up and spit three times against the evil eye. Ptui, ptui, ptui. A dream. And fall asleep.”
“She would go 'Ptui! Ptui! Ptui!' and seem to reinforce her curses (in a language as colourful as that of the boys') by stamping on her own spittle.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.