Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borborigmus

/bɔːbəˈɹɪɡməs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bor-borig-mus
IPA: /bɔːbəˈɹɪɡməs/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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)"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βορβορυγμός (borborugmós).

Usage

Inflected Forms

borborigmi (plural) borborygmus (alternative)

Homonyms

borborygmus

Questions

How do you pronounce borborigmus?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɔːbəˈɹɪɡməs/.
What does borborigmus mean?: A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.
Where does borborigmus come from?: From Ancient Greek βορβορυγμός (borborugmós).

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