Meanings
nounsteatopygia (usually uncountable, plural steatopygias)
plural steatopygias · alternative steatopyga
- uncountableusuallyAn excessive accumulation of fat on the buttocks.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Ancient Greekστέαρ (stéar)
- Ancient Greekστέατος (stéatos)
- Englishsteato-
- Englishpygo-
- Englishsteatopygia
Translations
Finnish rasvapakaraisuus, steatopygia
- rasvapakaraisuusthe presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks
- steatopygiathe presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks
French stéatopygie
- stéatopygiethe presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks
German Steatopygie, Fettsteiß
- Steatopygiethe presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks
- Fettsteißthe presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks
- Hottentottenarschthe presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks
Greek στεατοπυγία
- στεατοπυγία (steatopygía)the presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks
Italian steatopigia
- steatopigiathe presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks
Polish steatopygia
- steatopygiathe presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks
Romanian steatopigie
- steatopigiethe presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks
Russian стеатопиги́я, толстоза́дость
- стеатопиги́я (steatopigíja)the presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks
- толстоза́дость (tolstozádostʹ)the presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks
Swedish steatopygi
- steatopygithe presence of excessive amount of fat in the buttocks
Cite this entry
APA
steatopygia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steatopygia
MLA
“steatopygia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steatopygia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steatopygia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steatopygia.
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