borborygmus

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Etymology

From New Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek βορβορυγμός (borborugmós), of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔːbəˈɹɪɡməs/

Noun

borborygmus (plural borborygmi)

  1. A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.
    Synonym: borborygm
  2. (figurative) Something resembling borborygmus.
    • 1991, Rebecca Goldstein, The Dark Sister, Penguin Books, published 1993, page 36:
      Finally, the emotional borborygmus subsiding, she produced, at last, the words: "It is said 'Bonnet.' As the hat which is tied beneath the chin."

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