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Etymology
Latin obesus, derived from obedere �to devour, eat away�, from ob �away� + edere �to eat�

Pronunciation
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Adjective
obese (comparative: more obese, superlative: most obese)

1. Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index) over <math>30\mathrm{kg}/\mathrm{m}^2</math>.

Derived terms
obesity

Synonyms
saurus|fat|obese

Translations

Danish: t-|da|fed
Finnish: liikalihava
Dutch: obees, obese, vetzuchtig, vetzuchtige, diklijvig, diklijvige
French: obèse
German: fettleibig, fettsüchtig, korpulent
Greek: t|el|�α���α�κο�|sc=Grek
Italian: obeso m, obesa f, corpulento m, corpulenta f
Japanese: ��(���, himan)
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Korean: ���
Latin: obesus m, obesa f
Norwegian: korpulent
Polish: oty�y m, oty�a f
Romanian: t-|ro|obez
Russian: �ол���й|�о�л���й, полн�й|по�лн�й, ���н�й|����н�й
Spanish: t-|es|obeso|m, t-|es|obesa|f
Telugu: �బ (ooba) (�బ�ాయ�, �బ �ళ�ళ�, స�థ�ల�ాయ�), లావ� (laavu), లావ�న (laavaina)

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ttbc|Albanian: ngjallur, trashë, dhjamosur

See also
fat

Italian

Adjective
obese p

1. feminine of|obeso#Adjective|obeso

Noun
obese f

1. plural of|obesa|lang=Italian

Category:Italian adjective forms

fr:obese
io:obese
it:obese
pl:obese
ru:obese
fi:obese
ta:obese
vi:obese
zh:obese

• 2007-11-18 18:18 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for da, ro, es

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