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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschubby
/ˈtʃʌbi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Plump and rounded, typically in a pleasant or endearing way.
"The baby had adorable chubby cheeks."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'chub' (a short, thick fish), in use since the late 17th century to describe something plump or rounded.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "chubby" is said worldwide
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joufflu
Transliteration: joufflu
"Le bébé a des joues bien joufflues."
mollig
Transliteration: mollig
"Das Baby hat schöne mollige Bäckchen."
cicciottello
Transliteration: cicciottello
"Il bambino ha delle guance cicciottelle."
regordete
Transliteration: regordete
"El bebé tiene las mejillas muy regordetes."
fofinho
Transliteration: fofinho
"O bebê tem bochechas bem fofinhas."
गोलमटोल
Transliteration: golmatol
"बच्चे के गाल बहुत गोलमटोल हैं।"
胖乎乎
Transliteration: pànghūhū
"这个婴儿有着胖乎乎的面颊。"
통통한
Transliteration: tongtonghan
"아기는 통통한 볼을 가지고 있다."
ぽっちゃりした
Transliteration: poccharishita
"その赤ちゃんはぽっちゃりした頬をしています。"
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