obesidad

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin obesĭtātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /obesiˈdad/ [o.β̞e.siˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: o‧be‧si‧dad

Noun

obesidad f (uncountable)

1. obesity (state of being obese)

Derived terms

• obesidad mórbida

 

Related terms

• obeso

 

See also

• sobrepeso
• caquexia

Further reading

• “obesidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10