steatopygous

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steatopygous

/ˌstɪ.əˈtɒ.pɪ.ɡəs/ UK
/ˌstɪ.ə.tə(ʊ)ˈpaɪ.ɡəs/ UK
/ˌstɪ.əˈtɑ.pɪ.ɡəs/ US
/ˌstɪ.ə.to(ʊ)ˈpaɪ.ɡəs/ US

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From steatopyga, steatopygia + -ous. Steatopyga is borrowed from New Latin steatopyga, from Ancient Greek στέᾱτος (stéātos) (genitive singular of στέαρ (stéar, “hard fat, suet, tallow”)) + πῡγή (pūgḗ, “buttocks, rump”).

adjective more steatopygous · most steatopygous

Pertaining to steatopygia; having fat or prominent buttocks. [W]e may refer to some unknown condition of climate, the steatopygous deformities of the Bushmen. As these remarkable depositions of fat are not the peculiarity of one tribe, namely the Saabs, [...] we have no room for doubt that the cause of the phenomenon is some influence connected with climate a
Similar: big-buttocked, bootylicious, fat-buttocked, large-buttocked, steatopygial, steatopygic

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adj having fat or prominent buttocks

Français	stéatopyge
Italiano	steatopigo, steatopiga
Ελληνικά	στεατόπυγος steatópygos

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@misc{steatopygous_2026,
  title = {steatopygous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/steatopygous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}