mafflu

French

Etymology

From maffl(é) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.fly/
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Adjective

mafflu (feminine mafflue, masculine plural mafflus, feminine plural mafflues)

chubby, chubby-cheeked
- 2005, “Le congrès des chérubins”, in Mutatis Mutandis, performed by Juliette:
  Petits angelots bien fessus / Enfants Jésus ronds et mafflus
  Little big-bottomed cherubs / Plump, chubby-cheeked baby Jesuses

Further reading

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

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