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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbumbum
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bumbum
"Ele caiu de bumbum no chão."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The buttocks or backside of the human body.
"He sat down comfortably on the soft chair."
- 1
To hit or push someone or something with the head or horns.
"The angry ram decided to butt the wooden fence."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'butte' meaning a target, boundary, or thick end, influenced by Old French 'but' (goal, target) and Old Norse 'butr' (short log). Over centuries, the meaning expanded to denote the thicker end of an object, the bodily backside, and the action of striking with the head.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Butt" is said worldwide
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fesses
Transliteration: fes
"Il est tombé sur ses fesses."
Hintern
Transliteration: Hintern
"Er fiel auf seinen Hintern."
fondoschiena
Transliteration: fondo schiena
"È caduto sul sedere."
trasero
Transliteration: trasero
"Se cayó de trasero."
bumbum
Transliteration: bumbum
"Ele caiu de bumbum no chão."
नितंब
Transliteration: nitamb
"वह ज़मीन पर गिर गया।"
屁股
Transliteration: pìgu
"他一屁股坐在了地上。"
엉덩이
Transliteration: eongdeong-i
"그는 엉덩이로 땅에 주저앉았다."
尻
Transliteration: shiri
Script: お尻
"彼はお尻から床に転んだ。"
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