borborygmus

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/bɔːbəˈɹɪɡməs/

noun

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

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borborygm
OriginNew Latin borborygmus ← Ancient Greek βορβορυγμός →
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Meanings

nounborborygmus (plural borborygmi)

plural borborygmi · alternative borborigmus

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

    Synonyms: borborygm

  2. figurativelySomething resembling borborygmus.

    Finally, the emotional borborygmus subsiding, she produced, at last, the words: "It is said 'Bonnet.' As the hat which is tied beneath the chin."

    1991, Rebecca Goldstein, The Dark Sister, Penguin Books, published 1993, page 36

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
borborygm
Also see
borborygm

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβορβορυγμός
  2. New Latinborborygmus
  3. Englishborborygmus

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

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Translations

Catalan borborigme
  • borborigmethe rumbling sounds in the intestines
Chinese Mandarin 腸鳴音 /肠鸣音
  • 腸鳴音 /肠鸣音 (chángmíngyīn)the rumbling sounds in the intestines
French borborygme
  • borborygmethe rumbling sounds in the intestines
German Darmgeräusch, Bauchknurren
  • Darmgeräuschthe rumbling sounds in the intestines
  • Bauchknurrenthe rumbling sounds in the intestines
  • Magenknurrenthe rumbling sounds in the intestines
Hungarian borborigmus, gyomorkorgás
  • borborigmusthe rumbling sounds in the intestines
  • gyomorkorgásthe rumbling sounds in the intestines
Irish geonaíl
  • geonaílthe rumbling sounds in the intestines
Italian borborigmo
  • borborigmothe rumbling sounds in the intestines
Japanese 腹鳴
  • 腹鳴 (fukumei)the rumbling sounds in the intestines
Russian урча́ние в животе́
  • урча́ние в животе́ (určánije v životé)the rumbling sounds in the intestines
Spanish borborigmo
  • borborigmothe rumbling sounds in the intestines
Swedish kurr
  • kurrthe rumbling sounds in the intestines
Cite this entry
APA

borborygmus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borborygmus

MLA

“borborygmus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borborygmus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “borborygmus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borborygmus.

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