# How do you say "big bottom" in any non-English language you know? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 24, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499 "2008-05-24T22:19:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/41 "2008-05-26T17:26:26Z")
In Portuguese, “cu grande” would be “big ass” or in even more polite terms, “grande rabo” which is literally “big tail”. Or as Kevin Federline would have you believe, popozao. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/42 "2008-05-27T07:10:53Z")
Technical term: [steatopygia](http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&resnum=0&q=steatopygia&um=1&ie=UTF-8) ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/43 "2008-05-27T14:04:58Z")
Fulfulde (spoken across West Africa): Dumbolo ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/44 "2008-05-27T15:01:51Z")
In Ukranian: velykyy dupa or velykyy sraka. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/45 "2008-05-27T15:05:51Z")
> [@](#): > > In Ukranian: velykyy dupa Virtually identical to Polish (post #32), allowing for differences in spelling orthography, and the fact that Polish ends Wiela or Wielky depending on sex. ---
**Author:** ![lalenin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@lalenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalenin)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/46 "2008-05-27T15:13:04Z")
[QUOTE=Colibri] A person with a big butt would be a _culón_ or _nalgón_. For “Big Bottom” I think either one would work. [/QUOTE] There is not much to do in Cuba if you don’t have dollars, so most nights my friends and I would hang out on the Malecón, Havana’s sea wall, and bring along boxes and cans. When a girl or group of girls would approach, we would start pounding a slow rythm on the boxes and cans, and as soon as we could determine that the girl had a nice butt, we would speed up the beat and start chanting: “Esa chiquita, esta muy bonita, y tiene tremendo, CULO!” This worked surprisingly well as a pick up line. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/47 "2008-05-27T15:14:55Z")
[QUOTE=Astroboy14] In Korean: Tung-tung han ondonggi. [/QUOTE] I don’t care if this is right or wrong, I’m going to be walking around all day saying this in a little sing song voice to myself. Tung-tung han Ondonggi! ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/48 "2008-05-27T15:17:37Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] Virtually identical to Polish (post #32), allowing for differences in spelling orthography, and the fact that Polish ends Wiela or Wielky depending on sex. [/QUOTE] So does [Ukrainian](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_grammar#Adjectives). It’s propably going to be velik **a** dupa/sraka. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/49 "2008-05-27T15:26:58Z")
double post ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/50 "2008-05-27T15:28:14Z")
Velika sraka is correct. Learning a new language at my age sometimes results in errors. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/51 "2008-05-27T16:51:17Z")
[QUOTE=Cluricaun] I don’t care if this is right or wrong, I’m going to be walking around all day saying this in a little sing song voice to myself. Tung-tung han Ondonggi! [/QUOTE] Oh it’s correct; it’s just literal instead of idiomatic. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/52 "2008-05-27T17:02:15Z")
[QUOTE=Astroboy14] Oh it’s correct; it’s just literal instead of idiomatic. [/QUOTE] Awesome. I just hope I don’t run into any Koreans with body issues today, or there might be trouble. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/53 "2008-05-27T17:06:00Z")
[QUOTE=Mahna Mahna] In Portuguese, “cu grande” would be “big ass” or in even more polite terms, “grande rabo” which is literally “big tail”. Or as Kevin Federline would have you believe, popozao. :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] This answer is correct for Continental Portuguese. The Brazilian equivalent is “bunda grande” The owner could be referred to as a “bundao” if he is male or a “bundona” if she is female. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/54 "2008-05-27T17:43:47Z")
[QUOTE=lalenin] There is not much to do in Cuba if you don’t have dollars, so most nights my friends and I would hang out on the Malecón, Havana’s sea wall, and bring along boxes and cans. When a girl or group of girls would approach, we would start pounding a slow rythm on the boxes and cans, and as soon as we could determine that the girl had a nice butt, we would speed up the beat and start chanting: “Esa chiquita, esta muy bonita, y tiene tremendo, CULO!” This worked surprisingly well as a pick up line. [/QUOTE] There was a song, I think last year, that has this as a part of the chorus. I think. I’ll do some checking and find out for you… ETA: found it! > [@Culo](#): > > Esa viejita esta enterita, y tiene tremendo culo > Esta tan linda, esta tan rica y tiene tremendo culo > Que linda chiquita pero que importa si tiene tremendo culo > Has me el favor y meneate chica, tienes tremendo culo It wasn’t the same, I suppose, but I am willing to bet the meaning is very similar. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/55 "2008-05-27T18:07:32Z")
[QUOTE=Caffeine.addict] This answer is correct for Continental Portuguese. The Brazilian equivalent is “bunda grande” The owner could be referred to as a “bundao” if he is male or a “bundona” if she is female. [/QUOTE] I’ve heard _bundão_ and _bundona_ used to refer to the ass itself rather than the owner. (Which doesn’t make great sense to me grammatically— -ão and -ona are masculine and feminine suffixes, respectively, so “bundona” would seem to be the only appropriate form of the feminine noun “bunda,” while “bundão” would be a superlative for “bundo,” which doesn’t mean “ass” at all, but instead refers to Kimbundo, a Bantu language of Angola, or perhaps one of the country’s natives, but far be it from me as a pedantic gringo to begrudge another culture their free choice of butt-related slang.) ---
**Author:** ![puppygod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@puppygod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puppygod)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/56 "2008-05-27T18:09:29Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] Polish: Wielka Dupa [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Capcha] Polish: Duja Doupa (big butt, pronounce the j in Duja like G in George) (…) On preview **CalMeacham** beat me to it. [/QUOTE] Duża Dupa has little expression in it, although technically is correct. Wielka Dupa is OK, but I would go for Tłusty Zad (Fat Ass) for euphonic and comical effect. ---
**Author:** ![puppygod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@puppygod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puppygod)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/57 "2008-05-27T18:14:46Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Anyone know how to say it in various Elvish tongues? Can somebody page **Qadgop** 😉 [/QUOTE] I’m not \*\*Quadgop \*\*and my Quenya is rusty, but my take would be Alta Hacca. ---
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[QUOTE=Vinyl Turnip] I’ve heard _bundão_ and _bundona_ used to refer to the ass itself rather than the owner. (Which doesn’t make great sense to me grammatically— -ão and -ona are masculine and feminine suffixes, respectively, so “bundona” would seem to be the only appropriate form of the feminine noun “bunda,” while “bundão” would be a superlative for “bundo,” which doesn’t mean “ass” at all, but instead refers to Kimbundo, a Bantu language of Angola, or perhaps one of the country’s natives, but far be it from me as a pedantic gringo to begrudge another culture their free choice of butt-related slang.) [/QUOTE] I’ve heard Bundao and Bundona used in the context of calling someone an ass. You can use it in the sense that you describe as a superlative. Now that you mention it I have heard them used to describe a particularly large or impressive ass. However, no one has ever said Brazilian Portuguese makes sense grammatically. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499/59 "2008-05-28T16:38:46Z")
[QUOTE=Caffeine.addict] I’ve heard Bundao and Bundona used in the context of calling someone an ass. You can use it in the sense that you describe as a superlative. Now that you mention it I have heard them used to describe a particularly large or impressive ass. However, no one has ever said Brazilian Portuguese makes sense grammatically. [/QUOTE] I tried to get clarification last night from my wife, who has a frustrating inability to answer my questions about her own language. Not only did she not explain it, but she also seemed concerned about my apparent ass fixation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-big-bottom-in-any-non-english-language-you-know/450499.md?page=2)