Wednesday Word: Borborygmus
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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 - 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.
