English Explanatory Dictionary

fatty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.
  2. Sometimes, especially, containing excess fat.
  3. Like fat; greasy.
  4. Of or related to fat.
  5. Literally or figuratively large.
noun
  1. An obese person.
  2. A large marijuana cigar; a blunt.
  3. A type of game played with marbles.

Pronunciation

/ˈfæt.i/ En-au-fatty.ogg

Word forms

fatty fattier fattiest fatties fattie

Etymology

From Middle English fatty, equivalent to fat + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian fattig (“fatty”), Dutch vettig (“fatty, greasy”), German Low German fettig (“fatty”), German fettig (“fatty”).

Synonyms

steatotic fatlike

Related words

fattish

Derived words

fattily fattiness fatty acid fatty alcohol fatty bom bom fatty boombalatty fatty cutty fatty liver fatty oil fibrofatty nonfatty partially defatted pork fatty tissue superfatty unfatty

Translations

Bulgarian: тлъст Catalan: gras Catalan: greixós Czech: tučný Danish: fed Dutch: vettig Esperanto: grasa Finnish: rasvainen Finnish: rasvapitoinen French: gras Galician: graxo Galician: gordo Georgian: ქონიანი German: fettig Hawaiian: mona Hawaiian: momona Irish: sailleach Italian: grasso Central Kurdish: چەور Macedonian: масен Malay: berlemak Occitan: graissós Persian: چرب Polish: tłusty Portuguese: gorduroso Russian: жи́рный Southern Altai: јуулу Spanish: graso Swedish: fet Turkish: yağlı Ukrainian: жи́рний Welsh: brasterog
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