Borborigmus

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɔːbəˈɹɪɡmÉ™s/

Alternative forms

• borborygmus

Origin

From Ancient Greek βορβορυγμος.

Full definition of borborigmus

Noun

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)