hippopotame

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɔ.pɔ.tam/
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Noun

hippopotame m (plural hippopotames)

  1. hippopotamus
  2. (derogatory) an overweight person

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Ottoman Turkish: هیپوپوتام (hipopotam)
    • Turkish: hipopotam
  • → Tunisian Arabic: ليپوپوتام (lipuputēm)

Further reading

Latin

Noun

hippopotame

  1. vocative singular of hippopotamus
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