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borborigmus

/bɔːbəˈɹɪɡməs/

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From Ancient Greek βορβορυγμός (borborugmós).

noun borborigmi · borborygmus

countable, uncountable 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)

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noun rumbling sound

Français	borborygme

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@misc{borborigmus_2026,
  title = {borborigmus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/borborigmus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}