hippopotame

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.pɔ.pɔ.tam/

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Noun

hippopotame m (plural hippopotames)

1. hippopotamus
2. (derogatory) an overweight person

Derived terms

• hippopotame amphibie
• hippopotame commun

 

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: هیپوپوتام (hipopotam)
  • Turkish: hipopotam
• → Tunisian Arabic: ليپوپوتام (lipuputēm)

Further reading

• “hippopotame”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

hippopotame

1. vocative singular of hippopotamus