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buddha belly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
bud-dha -bel-ly
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A round, protruding belly.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From depictions of the potbellied Chinese folkloric deity Budai that are often mistakenly thought to represent the Gautama Buddha in the West.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Buddha bellies (plural)

Questions

What does buddha belly mean?
A round, protruding belly.
Where does buddha belly come from?
From depictions of the potbellied Chinese folkloric deity Budai that are often mistakenly thought to represent the Gautama Buddha in the West.

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