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butterball

/bˈʌtɚbˌɔl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
but-ter-ball
IPA
/bˈʌtɚbˌɔl/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A round lump of a coagulated fat used in cooking such as butter or margarine.

noun

An overweight person.

Derogatory; Humorous; Slang

noun

A small North American duck, the bufflehead, Bucephala albeola.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From butter + ball.

Usage

Inflected Forms

butterballs (plural)

Synonyms

bufflehead dipper bucephela albeola bucephala albeola fatso fatty fat person roly-poly

Questions

How do you pronounce butterball?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈʌtɚbˌɔl/.
What does butterball mean?
A round lump of a coagulated fat used in cooking such as butter or margarine.
Where does butterball come from?
From butter + ball.

How to pronounce butterball

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