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Fart-
Ography: How the World Says Fart

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The Fartographic Method

Fartography is silly.

The research isn’t.

Languages are messy. Words change between countries, cities, generations and families. A textbook translation may be technically correct while sounding completely ridiculous to a native speaker.

So we don’t just ask, “What is the translation of fart?”

We ask:

What do people actually say?

Where possible, Fartography checks words and expressions with native speakers, dictionaries and linguistic sources, records regional differences, and distinguishes between formal language, slang, children’s words and expressions.

If we get something wrong, please tell us.

Fartography is, like language itself, a work in progress.

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peido
Stop 25
Brazil
Brazilian Portuguese
peido
/PAY-doo/
IPA /ˈpejdu/
🗣️ Everyday
Translation
From Latin peditum. Respectable heritage for an undignified word.
In a Sentence
Quem peidou?
"Who farted?"
💨 What people actually say
Soltar um peido — 'to let go of a fart.'
👶 The kid word
pum — the sound and the nursery word.
🤬 The rude version
peidão — an enormous one. Also used for a boring person.
🎩 The polite version
flatulência or gases.
🗺️ Regional variations
Portugal prefers peido too but says traque for the quiet kind.
📖 Literally speaking
soltar um peido = 'to release a fart.'
🧐 Fartology
Brazilian Portuguese loves the augmentative: peidão is not just bigger, it is a character judgement.
⚠️ Use with caution
pum is safe everywhere. peidão is affectionate only among friends.
Cultural Note
Children say pum instead — the sound of a small explosion. Brazilian Portuguese uses peido with warmth. European Portuguese uses the same word with slightly more gravity, as though announcing a minor official matter.
Warm. Communal. A fart at a Brazilian family gathering is an event to acknowledge and move past, like weather.