noun, masculine/vɑ̃/plural: vents
wind; flatulence; empty words, hot air; wind instrument
“moulin à vent” — windmill
Synonyms: pet, paroles en l'air, instrument à vent
Inherited from Middle French vent, from Old French vent, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic *wentos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts < *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).