michelín
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See also: Michelin
Spanish
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/BlogHer_08_-_Michelin_Man_%282685679302%29.jpg/220px-BlogHer_08_-_Michelin_Man_%282685679302%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From the Michelin brand of tyres, because its mascot has a lot of spare tyres (rolls of fat).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]michelín m (plural michelines)
- (colloquial, Spain, chiefly in the plural) spare tyre (UK), spare tire (North America), flab, roll of fat, love handle
- Synonym: lorza
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “michelín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014