stéatopyge

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στέαρ, στέατος (stéar, stéatos, “fat”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”), on the model of callipyge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ste.a.tɔ.piʒ/

Adjective

stéatopyge (plural stéatopyges)

1. steatopygous (having fat buttocks)

Derived terms

• stéatopygie

See also

• callipyge

Further reading

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