Complete Definition of "borborigmus"

English
Etymology
From Greek βο�βο��γμο�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/b�:b��rɪgm�s/

Noun
en-noun|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
French: borborygme m

Alternative spellings
borborygmus

ru:borborigmus

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