παχύς — meaning in English

English meaning

• fat noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
• porky adj Rather fat or chubby.
• thick adj Having a large distance between opposite surfaces; not thin.

Senses

παχύς is used for these senses in English:

• fat Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
• porky (slang) Rather fat; chubby.
• thick Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

fat — full definition

1. noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
2. adj Having a large amount of body fat; overweight.
3. noun The most valuable or wasteful part of something, as in "trim the fat" from a budget.

porky — full definition

1. adj Rather fat or chubby.
2. noun British slang for a lie.

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