popotin

French

Etymology

From a reduplication of po, from pot (“butt”).[1]. From the 19th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.pɔ.tɛ̃/
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Noun

popotin m (plural popotins)

  1. (colloquial) bum (UK), butt (US)

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of “popotin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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