borborygmus

borborygmus

English

Alternative forms

• borborigmus

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, 1993, p.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."

Translations

the rumbling sounds in the intestines

Chinese: Mandarin: 腸鳴音／肠鸣音 (chángmíngyīn) French: borborygme (fr) m Galician: borborigmo m German: Darmgeräusch n, Bauchknurren n, Magenknurren (de) n Ido: borborigmo (io) Italian: borborigmo m Japanese: 腹鳴 (fukumei) Russian: урча́ние в животе́ n (určánije v životé) Swedish: kurr (sv) n

Further reading

• “borborygmus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• stomach rumble on Wikipedia.Wikipedia