flatulence

== English == === Etymology === From French flatulence, ultimately from Latin flō (“breathe, blow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflæt͡ʃələns/, /ˈflæt͡ʃʊləns/, /ˈflæt(j)ʊləns/ Hyphenation: flat‧u‧lence Rhymes: -ætʃələns, -ætʃʊləns, -æt(j)ʊləns === Noun === flatulence (countable and uncountable, plural flatulences) 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. ==== Usage notes ==== A formal Latinate term, used in medical and scientific discourse, but also euphemistically to avoid crude terms such as fart. Compare excrement. ==== Coordinate terms ==== queef ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== See also Thesaurus:flatulence afflatus ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From flatulent +‎ -ence. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fla.ty.lɑ̃s/ === Noun === flatulence f (plural flatulences) flatulence ==== See also ==== ballonnement pet === Further reading === “flatulence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012