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flatulence

  • /ˈflæt͡ʃələns/
  • /ˈflæt͡ʃʊləns/
  • /ˈflæt(j)ʊləns/

Rhymes with -ætʃələns, -ætʃʊləns, -æt(j)ʊləns

Where it comes from

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

noun flatulences

  1. countable, uncountable The state of having gas, often malodorous, 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.

    Similar: flatuency

  2. countable, uncountable The release of such gas; breaking wind.

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noun state of having gas in digestive system

Españolflatulencia, ventosidad
한국어방귀 banggwi
日本語屁 he, 鼓腸 kochō
中文屁 pì, 脹氣 /胀气 zhàngqì
Portuguêsflatulência, peido, pum
Françaisflatulence
DeutschFlatulenz
Italianoflatulenza, flato, peto, scoreggia
Ελληνικάμετεωρισμός meteorismós
Românăflatulență
Русскийметеори́зм meteorízm, скопле́ние га́зов skoplénije gázov, флатуле́нция flatuléncija
العربيةنَفْخ nafḵ, نَفْخَة nafḵa, فسوة faswa

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@misc{flatulence_2026,
  title = {flatulence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flatulence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}