What is the Latin word for snore, snoring?

The usual Latin words for “snore, snoring” are rhonchus, stertō, sonō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“snore, snoring” in Latin

rhonchusa snoring; the croaking of a frog; a sneering, sneer, jeer stertōto snore sonōto sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context); to sound, utter, speak, express, call; to cry

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

snore, snoring

rhonchus (ῥόγχος), or pure Latin, stertentis (or stertentium) sonitus.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for snore, snoring?: The usual Latin words for “snore, snoring” are rhonchus, stertō, sonō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.