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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespotelé
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pɔt.le/
"Le petit bébé potelé souriait à tout le monde."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A plump, round, and chubby person or animal, often used affectionately.
"The bouncing baby was such a little butterball with chubby cheeks and dimpled knees." - 2
A small, plump duck, specifically the bufflehead.
"A flock of butterballs bobbed energetically on the surface of the cold autumn lake."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the noun 'butter' (from Old English butere, ultimately from Late Latin buttura) and 'ball' (from Old Norse bǫllr), originally used in the 19th century to describe something plump, round, and smooth like a ball of butter. Over time, it became widely recognized as a colloquial descriptor for chubby children or animals, as well as becoming a famous American brand name for turkeys.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Butterball" is said worldwide
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potelé
Transliteration: /pɔt.le/
"Le petit bébé potelé souriait à tout le monde."
Moppel
Transliteration: /ˈmɔpəl/
"Das kleine Moppelchen lachte fröhlich im Kinderwagen."
cicciottello
Transliteration: /tʃit.tʃotˈtɛl.lo/
"Quel bambino cicciottello è davvero adorabile."
regordete
Transliteration: /re.ɣorˈde.te/
"El perro regordete corría torpemente por el jardín."
fofucho
Transliteration: /foˈfu.ʃu/
"O bebê gordinho e fofucho dormia profundamente."
गोलमटोल
Transliteration: golmatol
"वह गोलमटोल बच्चा बहुत प्यारा लग रहा था।"
胖乎乎
Transliteration: pàng hū hū
"那个胖乎乎的小男孩笑得很开心。"
통통한
Transliteration: tongtonghan
"통통한 아기가 방긋 웃고 있었습니다."
ぷくぷく
Transliteration: pukupuku
"そのぷくぷくした赤ちゃんの頬をつまみたくなった。"
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