flatulence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.
The release of such gas; breaking wind.

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From French flatulence, ultimately from Latin flō (“breathe, blow”).

afflatus

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