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The Latin word for fat is
obesus





fat



Translations for fat and their definitions

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


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


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