buttock
Meaning
- (plural-normally) 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.
- The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.
Synonyms
rear part
tooshie
caboose
hind end
Translations
fesse
nalga
natica
bil
nádega
γλουτός
Hinterbacke
natja
natisFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbʌtək/
Etymology
In summary
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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