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flatulence

Pronunciation: /ˈflæt͡ʃələns/

The English word “flatulence” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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