michelín
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See also: Michelin
Spanish[edit]
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