chunky

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʃʌŋki/
Rhymes: -ʌŋki

Etymology 1

chunk +‎ -y

Adjective

chunky (comparative chunkier or more chunky, superlative chunkiest or most chunky)

Having chunks.
I ate a chunky bar of chocolate.
(euphemistic, of a person) Fat.
I prefer chunky blonde girls to skinny brunettes.

Synonyms

(overweight): portly, rotund, obese, husky

Translations

characterized by the pervasiveness of chunks

German: klobig (de)

Turkish: kalın (tr)

euphemism for fat

French: courtaud (fr), rondouillard (fr), rondelet (fr), corpulent (fr)
German: stämmig (de), stückig, untersetzt (de)
Polish: pulchny (pl), przy kości

Russian: пухлый (ru) (puxlyj), в те́ле (v téle), пы́шный (ru) (pýšnyj)
Turkish: gebeş (tr), gödek (tr), tıknaz (tr)

Etymology 2

See chunkey.

Noun

chunky (uncountable)

Alternative form of chunkey (Native American game).
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:chunky.

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