gorogoro

Japanese

Romanization

gorogoro

1. Rōmaji transcription of ごろごろ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ゴロゴロ

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably from Kongo ki-kodi-kódi, from Proto-Bantu *-kodo (“throat, gullet”).

Noun

gorogoro

1. gullet, throat
   • 1975, Edgar Cairo, “Wan pisi fu libi”, in Ursy M. Lichtveld, Jan Voorhoeve, editors, Creole drum. An Anthology of Creole Literature in Surinam‎^[1], New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 254:

     Wan takru sortu kosokoso di no abi kaba a ben gwenti e kisi. Ala yuru wan pikin pisi tabaka ben e anga na en mofobuba. Mi ben e kari dati en ‘tabakaworon.’ Te a ben tan, dan a ben ari wan dampu fu na ‘lespeki tabaka.’ Nanga kosokoso a smoko e ari en srefi komopo na ini en gorogoro.

     He used to get a nasty cough that had no end. There was always a piece of tobacco dangling from his lips. I used to call it his ‘tobacco worm.’ He was always puffing at his very strong tobacco. Coughingly, the smoke belched from his throat.

2. larynx

Verb

gorogoro

1. to gargle