borborygmus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.
  2. Something resembling borborygmus.

Pronunciation

/bɔːbəˈɹɪɡməs/

Word forms

borborygmus borborygmi borborigmus

Etymology

From New Latin borborygmus, from Ancient Greek βορβορυγμός (borborugmós), of onomatopoeic origin.

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