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Buddha belly

Buddha belly noun: a round, protruding belly.

Noun

Buddha belly (plural Buddha bellies)

  1. (informal) A round, protruding belly.
    • He wears a wrinkled polo shirt that does little to disguise his bulging Buddha belly.2000, Steve Martini, The Attorney, Jove Books, published 2001, →ISBN

Forms of Buddha belly

pluralBuddha bellies

Origin of Buddha belly

From depictions of the potbellied Chinese folkloric deity Budai that are often mistakenly thought to represent the Gautama Buddha in the West.

Questions about Buddha belly

What does Buddha belly mean?
Buddha belly means a round, protruding belly.
What part of speech is Buddha belly?
Buddha belly is a noun.
What is the plural of Buddha belly?
The plural of Buddha belly is Buddha bellies.

Words near Buddha belly in the dictionary

  1. budders
  2. Buddery
  3. Buddes
  4. buddha
  5. Buddha bellies
  6. Buddha belly
  7. Buddha belly bamboo
  8. Buddha belly bamboos
  9. Buddha bowl
  10. Buddha bowls
  11. Buddha Day

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