borborigmus

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/bɔːbəˈɹɪɡməs/

noun

A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.

OriginAncient Greek βορβορυγμός →
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Meanings

nounborborigmus (countable and uncountable, plural borborigmi)

plural borborigmi · alternative borborygmus

  1. countableuncountableA 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)

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβορβορυγμός
  2. Englishborborigmus

From Ancient Greek βορβορυγμός (borborugmós).

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Translations

French borborygme
  • borborygmerumbling sound
Cite this entry
APA

borborigmus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borborigmus

MLA

“borborigmus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borborigmus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “borborigmus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borborigmus.

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