borborigmus

English

Alternative forms

• borborygmus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βορβορυγμός (borborugmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔːbəˈɹɪɡməs/

Noun

borborigmus (countable and uncountable, plural borborigmi)

1. A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.
   • 1973: chilli 'n' trepidation were playing the devil with my small intestines and my borborigmus was often louder than the engine of the Rolls — Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 94)

Translations

rumbling sound

• French: borborygme (fr) m