popotin

French

Etymology

Romanian has popou or poponeț, borrowed from German Popo that is believed to be a reduplication of the first syllable o of Podex, that comes from Latin podex, that is the behind, the ass.

So popotin could come from the same German Popo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.pɔ.tɛ̃/
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Noun

popotin m (plural popotins)

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

Further reading

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