Wednesday Word: Borborygmus
Borborygmus - noun.
Borborygmus's popularity peaked in 1884, despite being coined around 1724. We've all had borborygmus guts--it's the rumble and bubbling sound our intestines make. It's derived from Greek, borboryzein, meaning "to rumble". Click here for a pronunciation.
Borborygmus's popularity peaked in 1884, despite being coined around 1724. We've all had borborygmus guts--it's the rumble and bubbling sound our intestines make. It's derived from Greek, borboryzein, meaning "to rumble". Click here for a pronunciation.