borborygmic

adjective

bor·​bo·​ryg·​mic

¦bȯrbə¦rigmik

variants or less commonly borborygmatic

-(ˌ)rig¦matik

: of, relating to, resembling, or affected with borborygmus

Word History

Etymology

borborygmic from borborygmus + -ic; borborygmatic from New Latin borborygmat-, borborygma borborygmus (alteration of borborygmus) + English -ic

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