Main Entry:

ste·a·to·py·gia

Pronunciation:

\ˌstē-a-tə-ˈpi-j(ē-)ə, -ˈpī-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

New Latin, from steat-, stear + Greek pygē buttocks

Date:

1879

: an excessive development of fat on the buttocks that occurs chiefly among women of some African peoples and especially the Khoisan

— ste·a·to·py·gous \-gəs\ or ste·a·to·py·gic \ˌstē-ə-ˈtä-pə-jik, -tə-ˈpī-jik\ adjective