cellulite

[sel-yuh-lahyt, -leet] Origin

cel·lu·lite

[sel-yuh-lahyt, -leet]
noun (not in technical use)
lumpy fat deposits, especially in the thighs and buttocks.

Origin:
1970–75; < French: formation of fatty deposits under the skin, orig., cellulitis, equivalent to cellule cell (see cellule) + -ite -itis, taken in E as -ite1
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cellulite (ˈsɛljʊˌlaɪt)
 
n
a name sometimes given to subcutaneous fat alleged to resist dieting
 
[C20: from French, from cellule cell]

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Word Origin & History

cellulite
1968, from Fr. cellulite, from L. cellula "little cell," dim. of cella (see cell).
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cellulite cel·lu·lite (sěl'yə-līt')
n.
A fatty deposit causing a dimpled or uneven appearance, as around the thighs.

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Cultural Dictionary
cellulite [(sel-yuh-leyet, sel-yuh-leet)]

A popular term for fat that is difficult to remove by dieting and that often has a dimpled appearance. There is no physiological difference between cellulite and ordinary fat.

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