fessu

French

Etymology

From fesse +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛ.sy/ ~ /fe.sy/

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Adjective

fessu (feminine fessue, masculine plural fessus, feminine plural fessues)

1. (colloquial) fat-bottomed
   • 2005, “Le congrès des chérubins”, in Mutatis Mutandis, performed by Juliette:

     Petits angelots bien fessus / Enfants Jésus ronds et mafflus

     Little fat-bottomed cherubs / Plump, chubby-cheeked baby Jesuses

Further reading

• “fessu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.