cellulite

English

Etymology

From French cellulite.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cellulite (countable and uncountable, plural cellulites)

1. The dimpled appearance of skin caused by the protrusion of subcutaneous adipose tissue, especially on a woman's hips and thighs.

Usage notes

• Not in technical use.

Derived terms

• anticellulite
• cellulitic

Translations

dimpled appearance of skin

• Catalan: cel·lulitis f, pell de taronja f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 橘皮組織 / 橘皮组织 (júzǔzǔzhī)

• Danish: appelsinhud c
• Dutch: sinaasappelhuid f
• Finnish: selluliitti (fi)
• French: cellulite (fr) f
• Greek: κυτταρίτιδα (el) f (kyttarítida)
• Hungarian: narancsbőr (hu), cellulit (hu)
• Icelandic: appelsínuhúð
• Indonesian: selulit
• Italian: cellulite (it) f
• Polish: celulit m
• Portuguese: celulite (pt) f
• Romanian: celulită (ro) f
• Russian: целлюли́т (ru) m (celljulít)
• Spanish: celulitis (es) f

French

Etymology

From cellule +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ.ly.lit/ ~ /se.ly.lit/

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Noun

cellulite f (plural cellulites)

1. cellulite
2. cellulitis

Further reading

• “cellulite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

From cellula +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃel.luˈli.te/
• Rhymes: -ite
• Hyphenation: cel‧lu‧lì‧te

Noun

cellulite f (plural celluliti)

1. cellulite
2. cellulitis

Synonyms

• liposclerosi

Derived terms

• cellulitico