hippopotame
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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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