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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries胖乎乎
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pàng hū hū
"那只小狗长得胖乎乎的，非常可爱。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a plump, round, and stubby appearance; short and rotund.
"The puppy was a roly-poly bundle of energy with short legs and a chubby belly."
- 1
A forward acrobatic roll on the ground, typically performed by children.
"The little girl giggled as she did a roly-poly across the soft living room rug."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originated in the late 16th century as a reduplication of the word 'roll', combining rhyming elements to convey a sense of rolling movement. Historically, it was also used as a name for a jam-filled rolled pudding before evolving to describe short, plump people or things, as well as the acrobatic forward roll.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Roly-poly" is said worldwide
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rebondi
Transliteration: ʁə.bɔ̃.di
"Le chaton rocambolesque avait l'air bien rebondi."
mollig
Transliteration: ˈmɔlɪç
"Das mollige Baby lachte fröhlich."
cicciottello
Transliteration: tʃit.tʃotˈtɛl.lo
"Il gattino era piccolo e cicciottello."
regordete
Transliteration: re.ɣorˈde.te
"El cachorro regordete corría por el jardín."
fofucho
Transliteration: foˈfu.ʃu
"O gatinho gordinho e fofucho dormia no sofá."
गोलमटोल
Transliteration: gol-matol
"वह बच्चा बहुत गोलमटोल और प्यारा है।"
胖乎乎
Transliteration: pàng hū hū
"那只小狗长得胖乎乎的，非常可爱。"
통통한
Transliteration: tong-tong-han
"그 강아지는 통통하고 귀여웠다."
ぽっちゃりした
Transliteration: pocchari shita
"その赤ちゃんはぽっちゃりしていて愛らしい。"
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