Meaning
fart, flatulence
- an expulsion of intestinal gas through the anus; flatulence
In a sentence
Il medico gli ha chiesto se soffrisse di peti frequenti dopo i pasti.
The doctor asked him if he suffered from frequent flatulence after meals.
Nei trattati medici dell'epoca si descriveva il peto come un sintomo digestivo.
In medical treatises of that era, flatulence was described as a digestive symptom.
Ha tentato inutilmente di reprimere un peto durante la visita medica.
He tried in vain to suppress a fart during the medical examination.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| peto | masculine · singular |
| peti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- More formal and literary or medical than the everyday colloquial term 'scoreggia'.