callipygian

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Having beautifully shaped buttocks.
2. Specifically, describing a statue (often of a goddess such as Aphrodite) in a pose that shows off the figure's shapely buttocks.

Synoniemen

callipygous

voluptuous

zaftig

Vertalingen

callipyge

καλλίπυγος

kallipygisch

callipige

calipígeo

calipígio

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌkæ.ləˈpɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Ancient Greek καλλίπυγος (kallípugos) + -ian, from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”).