flatulence
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
- (countable, uncountable) The release of such gas; breaking wind.
Synonyms
breaking wind
wind from the bowels
intestinal parasite
nozzle of bellows
part of lesser intestine
duct from bellows to forge
windy spasm
Translations
flatulence
flatulenza
flatulência
flatulencia
Blähung
winderigheid
flatulència flatulentie
inflatioFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈflæt͡ʃələns/
Etymology
From French flatulence, ultimately from Latin flō (“breathe, blow”).
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