buttock

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noun

Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum, and the top of the legs.

Similar
asscheekcheek'tocksarsearse cheeksassass cheeksback
OriginMiddle English buttok ← Old English buttuc →
UncommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

nounbuttock (plural buttocks)

plural buttocks

  1. plural normallyEach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum, and the top of the legs.

    Run, run, come you hither / Novv, take all my Cuſhions dovvn and thvvack them ſoundly, / After my Feaſt of Millers: for their Buttocks / Have left a peck of flovver in them, beat them carefully […]

    Hengist, King of Kent

    c. 1615–1620 (date written), Tho[mas] Middleton, The Mayor of Quinborough: A Comedy. […] [Hengist, King of Kent], London: […] Henry Herringman, […], published 1661, →OCLC, Act V, scene i, page 61

    Synonyms: asscheek, cheek, 'tocks, arse, arse cheeks, ass, ass cheeks, back

  2. nauticalThe convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.

    There came a blast of freezing wind that made Skell shrug himself against the oaken post on which the ship's buttock rested.

    1925, Adventure, volume 54

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum, and the top of the legs.

Similar
asscheekcheek'tocksarsearse cheeksassass cheeksbackbacksidebattybehindfundamentblessed assurancebootybottybottombumbum cheeksbunsbutt

More synonyms by meaning

nouneither of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump

Similar
cheek
Broader
body part
Also see
cheek

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbuttuc“end; end piece”; also, “short piece of land”
  2. Middle Englishbuttok
  3. Englishbuttock

Inherited from Middle English buttok, probably from Old English buttuc (“end; end piece”; also, “short piece of land”). Attested with its current anatomical meaning since 1300. A diminutive form of what is presumably the Old English precursor of butt + -ock (diminutive suffix).

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Translations

Afrikaans boud
  • boudeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Ancient Greek πυγή, γλουτός
  • πυγή (pugḗ)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • γλουτός (gloutós)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Arabic دُبْر, رِدْف
  • دُبْر (dubr)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • رِدْف (ridf)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • رِدْفَان (ridfān)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • أَلْيَة (ʔalya)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • مَقْعَدَة (maqʕada)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Basque ipurmasail
  • ipurmasaileach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Bengali পাছা, নিতম্ব
  • পাছা (pacha)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • নিতম্ব (nitombo)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Bulgarian бут, за́дница
  • бут (but)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • за́дница (zádnica)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Catalan natja
  • natjaeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Chinese Cantonese 囉柚 /啰柚, 屎忽
  • 囉柚 /啰柚 (lo¹ jau²)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • 屎忽 (si² fat¹)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • 屁股 (pei³ gu²)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • 臀部 (tyun⁴ bou⁶)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Chinese Mandarin 屁股, 臀部
  • 屁股 (pìgu)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • 臀部 (túnbù)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • 尻 (kāo)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Czech zadek, hýždě
  • zadekeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • hýžděeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • půlkaeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Danish balde, balle
  • baldeeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • balleeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Dutch bil
  • bileach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Esperanto sidvango, gluteo
  • sidvangoeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • gluteoeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Estonian tagumik
  • tagumikeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Finnish pakara
  • pakaraeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
French fesse
  • fesseeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
German Hinterbacke, Pobacke
  • Hinterbackeeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • Pobackeeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • Backeeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Greek γλουτός, κωλομέρι
  • γλουτός (gloutós)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • κωλομέρι (koloméri)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • οπίσθια (opísthia)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Hebrew עכוז
  • עכוז (akuz)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Hindi कूल्हा, चूतड़
  • कूल्हा (kūlhā)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • चूतड़ (cūtaṛ)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • नितंब (nitamb)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Hungarian fenék
  • fenékeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Icelandic rasskinn
  • rasskinneach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Irish tóin
  • tóineach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Italian natica, gluteo
  • naticaeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • gluteoeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • deretanoeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • sedereeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • chiappeeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • chiappaeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • culoeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • fondoschienaeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • posterioreeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • didietroeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • mazzoeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Japanese 尻, 臀部
  • 尻 (shiri)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • 臀部 (denbu)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Korean 엉덩이, 궁둥이
  • 엉덩이 (eongdeong'i)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • 궁둥이 (gungdung'i)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • 볼기 (bolgi)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Latin natis, clūnis
  • natiseach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • clūniseach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Latvian sēžamvieta, vaigs
  • sēžamvietaeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • vaigseach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Lithuanian užpakalis
  • užpakaliseach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Malay buntut
  • buntuteach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Māori reherehe, reperepe
  • rehereheeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • reperepeeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • kuruhopeeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • papaeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • kōtoreeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • kumueach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Persian سرین
  • سرین (sorin)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Polish pośladek, półdupek
  • pośladekeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • półdupekeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Portuguese nádega, traseiro
  • nádegaeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • traseiroeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • fundilhoseach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Romanian bucă, buci
  • bucăeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • bucieach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • fesăeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Russian я́годица, по́па
  • я́годица (jágodica)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • по́па (pópa)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • за́дница (zádnica)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • полупо́пие (polupópije)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • седа́лище (sedálišče)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Slovak zadok
  • zadokeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Spanish nalga, nadga
  • nalgaeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • nadgaeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Swahili tako, makalio
  • takoeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • makalioeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Swedish skinka
  • skinkaeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Tagalog puwit, pigi
  • puwiteach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • pigieach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Tamil பிட்டம், குண்டி
  • பிட்டம் (piṭṭam)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • குண்டி (kuṇṭi)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Thai ก้น
  • ก้น (gôn)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Turkish makat, kaba et
  • makateach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • kaba eteach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • kalçaeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Ukrainian сідни́ця, си́дня
  • сідни́ця (sidnýcja)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • си́дня (sýdnja)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Urdu چوتڑ, چوتر
  • چوتڑ (cūtaṛ)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
  • چوتر (cūtar)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Vietnamese mông
  • môngeach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Welsh ffolen
  • ffoleneach of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Yiddish הינטן
  • הינטן (hintn)each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body
Cite this entry
APA

buttock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttock

MLA

“buttock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buttock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttock.

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