flatus
Meaning
- (uncountable) Gas generated in the digestive tract.
- (countable) Expulsion of such gas through the anus.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Morbid inflation or swelling.
Synonyms
Translations
peto
flato
pet
pet
ضرط
πομπώδηςPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfleɪtəs/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin flātus (“blowing, wind, fart”). First attested in the 1660s–1670s.
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