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roly-poly

 
Dictionary: ro·ly-po·ly   ('lē-pō') pronunciation
adj.
Short and plump; pudgy.

n., pl., -lies.
  1. A short plump person or thing.
  2. Chiefly British. A pudding made of jam or fruit rolled up in pastry dough and baked or steamed until soft.
  3. See pill bug (sense 1).

[Alteration and reduplication of ROLL.]


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Sweet suet pudding filled with jam.

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adjective

    Well-rounded and full in form: chubby, plump1, plumpish, pudgy, rotund, round, tubby, zaftig. See fat/thin.

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adj

Definition: chubby
Antonyms: skinny, slender, thin


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lille og buttet person, roly-poly (dessert)
adj. - rund, lille og tyk

idioms:

  • roly-poly pudding    roly-poly (dessert)

Nederlands (Dutch)
jamgebak, dikkertje

Français (French)
n. - patapouf (hum), (Culin) roulé à la confiture
adj. - potelé, grassouillet

idioms:

  • roly-poly pudding    (Culin) roulé à la confiture

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pummel, Rollpudding
adj. - (ugs.) kugelrund

idioms:

  • roly-poly pudding    Rollpudding

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μαγειρ.) (Βρετ.) κέικ ρολό γεμιστό με φρούτα, (μτφ.) μπουλούκος
adj. - κοντόχοντρος, στρουμπουλός

idioms:

  • roly-poly pudding    κέικ ρολό

Italiano (Italian)
budino, grassottello, grassoccio

idioms:

  • roly-poly pudding    budino ripieno di marmellata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gorducho (m)
adj. - gorducho

idioms:

  • roly-poly pudding    rocambole (Culin.)

Русский (Russian)
карапуз, пудинг с вареньем

idioms:

  • roly-poly pudding    пудинг с вареньем

Español (Spanish)
n. - persona rechoncha, brazo de gitano, budín en forma de rollo
adj. - regordete, rechoncho

idioms:

  • roly-poly pudding    brazo de gitano cocido al vapor, budín en forma de rollo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - knubbigt barn
adj. - knubbig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
卷布丁, 矮胖的孩子, 矮胖的, 圆滚滚的

idioms:

  • roly-poly pudding    有果酱等的卷布丁

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 卷布丁, 矮胖的孩子
adj. - 矮胖的, 圓滾滾的

idioms:

  • roly-poly pudding    有果醬等的捲布丁

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 똥똥한 사람, 돌돌 만 푸딩
adj. - 자고 뚱뚱한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - うず巻きプディング, 丸々と太った子供

idioms:

  • roly-poly pudding    渦巻きプリン

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الكعكه الملفوفه (صفه) قصير ممتلى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פשטידה מגולגלת‬
adj. - ‮שמנמן‬


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