hippopotame

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos). === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɔ.pɔ.tam/ === Noun === hippopotame m (plural hippopotames) hippopotamus (derogatory) an overweight person ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Ottoman Turkish: هیپوپوتام (hipopotam)Turkish: hipopotam → Tunisian Arabic: ليپوپوتام (lipuputēm) === Further reading === “hippopotame”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Noun === hippopotame vocative singular of hippopotamus