gluteus maximus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gluteus maximus.
Meanings
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The largest of the muscles of each buttock.
To power our forward motion, we have a distinctly gigantic muscle in our buttocks, the gluteus maximus.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 205:
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(colloquial, humorous) The buttocks.
Look at the gluteus maximus on that woman!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| glutei maximi | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (15)
nb den store setemuskelen (the largest of the muscles of each buttock) · pt músculo glúteo máximo (the largest of the muscles of each buttock) · cmn 臀大肌 (the largest of the muscles of each buttock) · nl grote bilspier (the largest of the muscles of each buttock) · fi iso pakaralihas (the largest of the muscles of each buttock) · sv stora sätesmuskeln (the largest of the muscles of each buttock) · mi ua kōtore (the largest of the muscles of each buttock) · es músculo glúteo mayor (the largest of the muscles of each buttock) · fr grand fessier (the largest of the muscles of each buttock) · la musculus gluteus maximus (the largest of the muscles of each buttock) · pl mięsień pośladkowy wielki (the largest of the muscles of each buttock) · ja 大臀筋 (the largest of the muscles of each buttock) · sv säte (colloquial, humorous: the buttocks) · de großer Gesäßmuskel (the largest of the muscles of each buttock) · da store ballemuskel (the largest of the muscles of each buttock)