What is the Latin Word for fat?

Answer 1

One Latin equivalent of the English 'fat person' is obesus. Adjectives and nouns in Latin show gender. The example in Latin is the masculine form of the adjective. The feminine and neuter forms of the adjective are 'obesa' and 'obesum', respectively. Another Latin equivalent is pinguis. This adjective refers to heavy, solid, thick fat. In contrast, 'obesus' refers to fat in the sense of plump.

Answer 2

fatuus