embonpoint

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French embonpoint. === Pronunciation === enPR: äɴbôɴpwĕɴ, IPA(key): /ɑ̃bɔ̃pwɛ̃/ === Noun === embonpoint (countable and uncountable, plural embonpoints) Plumpness, stoutness, especially when voluptuous. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === embonpoint (comparative more embonpoint, superlative most embonpoint) Plump, chubby, buxom. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:overweight, Thesaurus:voluptuous ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Univerbation of en bon point (“in good condition”). The rule in French is to write ⟨m⟩ instead of ⟨n⟩ before ⟨m⟩, ⟨p⟩ or ⟨b⟩ – here the rule is applied to the first ⟨n⟩ but not the second, since it does not apply to words derived from bon; compare bonbon, bonbonnerie, bonbonnier and bonbonnière. The word bonbonne, however, is not derived from bon, but from Occitan boumbouno, ultimately from Latin bombus; the variant spelling bombonne reflects this etymology and has been noted as such by some lexicographers. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bɔ̃.pwɛ̃/ === Noun === embonpoint m (plural embonpoints) plumpness, stoutness Synonyms: obésité, surpoids === References === === Further reading === “embonpoint”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Swedish == === Alternative forms === embonpoäng === Etymology === Borrowed from French embonpoint. === Noun === embonpoint c embonpoint ==== Declension ==== === References === embonpoint in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) embonpoint in Svensk ordbok (SO) embonpoint in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)