n.
Pronunciation: ˌ st ē -a-t ə - ' pi-j( ē -) ə , - ' p ī -
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from steat-, stear + Greek pyg ē buttocks
Date: 1879
: an excessive development of fat on the buttocks that occurs especially among women of the Hottentots and some black peoples
– ste · a · to · py · gous \ -g ə s \ or ste · a · to · py · gic \ ˌ st ē - ə - ' tä-p ə -jik, -t ə - ' p ī -jik \ adjective