callipygian
Meaning
- Having beautifully shaped buttocks.
- Specifically, describing a statue (often of a goddess such as Aphrodite) in a pose that shows off the figure's shapely buttocks.
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkæ.ləˈpɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καλλίπυγος (kallípugos) + -ian, from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + πυγή (pugḗ, “buttocks”).
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