fessier

French

Etymology

From fesse (“buttock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛ.sje/, /fe.sje/

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Adjective

fessier (feminine fessière, masculine plural fessiers, feminine plural fessières)

1. (relational) buttocks, gluteal

   Muscles fessiers ― Gluteal muscles

2. (anatomy) Specifically, of the buttocks' muscles

Derived terms

• interfessier

Noun

fessier m (plural fessiers)

1. the bottom as a whole
2. One of several muscles in the buttocks

   grand fessier ("gluteus maximus")

   moyen fessier ("gluteus medius")

   petit fessier ("gluteus minimus")

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Further reading

• “fessier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• refisse