flatulence

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈflæt͡ʃələns/

Noun

flatulence

1. 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.
2. The release of such gas; breaking wind.

Related terms

• See also Thesaurus:flatulence
• afflatus

Translations

• French: flatulence
• German: Flatulenz
• Italian: flatulenza, flato, peto, scoreggia
• Portuguese: flatulência, peido (vulgar), pum (vulgar)
• Russian: метеори́зм
• Spanish: flatulencia, ventosidad, flato, pedo, cuesco (Spain)

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