rotund

Meaning

Adjective

Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
Having a round body shape; portly or plump; podgy.
Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin rotundus ("round"), from Latin rota ("wheel"), from Proto-Indo-European *ret- ("to run, to roll") . round, which arrived through Old French/Anglo-Norman.

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