gluteus

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noun

Any of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur.

“I'm going to kick your gluteus.”

Similar
glutegluteus musclegluteal muscle
OriginNew Latin glūtæus ← Ancient Greek γλουτός →
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Meanings

noungluteus (plural gluteuses or glutei)

plural gluteuses · plural glutei · alternative glutæus

  1. anatomyAny of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur.
  2. abbreviationinformalslangShort for gluteus maximus, either of a pair of large muscles in the human buttocks.

    I'm going to kick your gluteus.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
glute
Narrower
gluteus maximusgluteus mediusgluteus minimus

nounany one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh

Similar
gluteus musclegluteal muscleglute
Broader
skeletal musclestriated muscle
Also see
glute

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγλουτός“rump, buttock”
  2. New Latinglūtæus
  3. Englishgluteus

From New Latin glūtæus, from Ancient Greek γλουτός (gloutós, “rump, buttock”).

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Translations

Bulgarian бедрен мускул
  • бедрен мускул (bedren muskul)(anatomy) one of the several muscles of nates
Finnish pakaralihas
  • pakaralihas(anatomy) one of the several muscles of nates
French fessier
  • fessier(anatomy) one of the several muscles of nates
Hungarian farizom
  • farizom(anatomy) one of the several muscles of nates
Japanese 臀筋
  • 臀筋 (denkin)(anatomy) one of the several muscles of nates
Spanish glúteo
  • glúteo(anatomy) one of the several muscles of nates
Turkish ilye kası
  • ilye kası(anatomy) one of the several muscles of nates
Cite this entry
APA

gluteus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluteus

MLA

“gluteus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluteus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gluteus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluteus.

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