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buttock.

Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum, and the top of the legs.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʌtək/UK[ˈbɐtək]UK/ˈbʌtək/US[ˈbʌɾək]US
  1. Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum, and the top of the legs.

    plural-normally
  2. The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English buttok, probably from Old English buttuc (“end; end piece”; also, “short piece of land”). Attested with its current anatomical meaning since 1300. A diminutive form of what is presumably the Old English precursor of butt + -ock (diminutive suffix).

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