hippopotame
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hippopotame m (plural hippopotames)
- hippopotamus
- (derogatory) an overweight person
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “hippopotame”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
[edit]Noun
[edit]hippopotame
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- fr:Even-toed ungulates
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