cellulite

English

Etymology

From French cellulite.

Noun

cellulite (countable and uncountable, plural cellulites)

The dimpled appearance of skin caused by the protrusion of subcutaneous adipose tissue, especially on a woman's hips and thighs.

Usage notes

Not in technical use.

Translations

dimpled appearance of skin

Catalan: cel·lulitis f, pell de taronja f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 橘皮組織／橘皮组织 (júzǔzǔzhī)
Danish: appelsinhud c
Dutch: sinaasappelhuid f
Finnish: selluliitti (fi)
French: cellulite (fr) f
Greek: κυτταρίτιδα (el) f (kyttarítida)
Hungarian: narancsbőr (hu), cellulit (hu)
Icelandic: appelsínuhúð
Indonesian: selulit
Italian: cellulite (it) f
Polish: celulit m
Portuguese: celulite (pt) f
Romanian: celulită (ro) f
Russian: целлюли́т (ru) m (celljulít)
Spanish: celulitis (es) f

French

Etymology

From cellule +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛ.ly.lit/, /se.ly.lit/
Audio (file)

Noun

cellulite f (plural cellulites)

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

From cellula +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃel.luˈli.te/
Rhymes: -ite
Hyphenation: cel‧lu‧lì‧te

Noun

cellulite f (plural celluliti)

Synonyms

liposclerosi

Derived terms

cellulitico

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