joufflu

French

Etymology

Alteration of Middle French giflu after joue (“cheek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒu.fly/

Adjective

joufflu (feminine joufflue, masculine plural joufflus, feminine plural joufflues)

1. chubby-cheeked; puff-cheeked

Further reading

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