English Explanatory Dictionary

Buddha belly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A round, protruding belly.

Word forms

Buddha belly Buddha bellies

Etymology

From depictions of the potbellied Chinese folkloric deity Budai that are often mistakenly thought to represent the Gautama Buddha in the West.

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