The Latin word for fat is
obesus
Translations for fat and their definitions
| pinguis | |
| 1. adj. fat, plump | |
| 2. adj. thick, dense | |
| 3. adj. (of taste) dull, insipid, not pungent | |
| 4. adj. (of wine) oily, rich, full-bodied | |
| 5. adj. (of land) fertile, rich | |
| 6. adj. (figuratively, of the mind) heavy, dull, stupid, obtuse | |
| 7. adj. (figuratively) bold, strong | |
| 8. adj. (figuratively) quiet, comfortable, easy | |
| 9. adj. (phonology) of the sound l, velarized (cf. dark l) |
| corpulentus | |
| 1. adj. corpulent, fat, obese, stout | |
| 2. adj. corporeal |
| crassus | |
| 1. adj. dense, thick, solid | |
| 2. adj. fat, gross, plump | |
| 3. adj. (of a liquid) concentrated, thick; turgid | |
| 4. adj. (of the weather) heavy, thick, dense; murky | |
| 5. adj. (figuratively) crass, stupid, dull, stolid |
| obesus | |
| 1. Participle. eaten away, devoured, having been eaten away | |
| 2. Participle. wasted away, lean, meagre, having been wasted away | |
| 3. Participle. (that is wasted away with fat) fat, stout, plump, obese | |
| 4. Participle. (figuratively) gross, heavy, dull, coarse |
| adeps | |
| 1. n. fat, lard, grease | |
| 2. n. corpulence, obesity | |
| 3. n. sapwood |
| gurdus | |
| 1. n. a dolt, jolterhead, numbskull, blockhead, dullard | |
| 2. n. a oaf, lout |
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