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buttock

 
Dictionary: but·tock   (bŭt'ək) pronunciation
n.
    1. Either of the two rounded prominences on the human torso that are posterior to the hips and formed by the gluteal muscles and underlying structures.
    2. The analogous part of the body on certain mammals.
  1. buttocks The rear pelvic area of the human body.

[Middle English, from Old English buttuc, strip of land, end.]


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noun

    The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting. derrière, posterior, rump, seat. Informal backside, behind, bottom, rear. Slang bun (used in plural), fanny, tush. Chiefly British bum. See over/under.

Either of the two fleshy prominences formed by the gluteal muscles on either side of the tail. Called also nates.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - endebalde, balde

Nederlands (Dutch)
bil

Français (French)
n. - fesse, croupe (d'un animal)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gesäßhälfte, Hinterbacke

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γλουτός, κωλομέρι

Italiano (Italian)
natica

Português (Portuguese)
n. - nádega (f), traseiro (m)

Русский (Russian)
ягодица

Español (Spanish)
n. - nalga

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skinka, ända, bakdel

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
屁股的半边肉, 船尾, 屁股

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 屁股的半邊肉, 船尾, 屁股

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 궁둥이, 선미, (레슬링의)허리치기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 臀部, 尻, 船尾, バトック
v. - 腰投げをかける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ردف من مؤخرة شخص ما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אחור, שת, עכוז‬


 
 

 

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