Gawsie

/ˈɡɔːzi/ adjective

Definition

Plump, jolly, and healthy-looking, especially used in Scottish English to describe a person with a cheerful, well-fed appearance.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic gasda meaning 'fine' or 'good.' It entered English through Scots dialect and has been used since at least the 18th century to describe people who looked sturdy and well-nourished.

Kelly Says

This is a wonderful Scottish word that's almost always used as a compliment—it suggests someone is hearty and content, not just overweight. Robert Burns used similar words in his poetry, and it tells you something about Scottish culture that they had specific vocabulary for cheerful, well-fed health.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብርጭጭ
bir-ch-ich
ARالعربية
نحيل
nih-il
BNবাংলা
পাতলা
pa-ta-la
CACatalà
delgada
deh-L-gah-dah
CSČeština
chudý
ˈxudjɪ
DADansk
slank
slɑŋk
DEDeutsch
mager
ˈmaːɡɐʁ
ELΕλληνικά
μαgerό
ma-ge-ro
ESEspañol
delgada
deh-L-gah-dah
FAفارسی
بسیار لاغر
be-siar la-gar
FISuomi
ohut
ˈoːhut
FRFrançais
maigre
mɛɡʁ
GUGU
છેડા
chhe-da
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
痩せた
yaseta
HIहिन्दी
पतला
pa-ta-la
HUMagyar
vesszős
vɛsːoːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
kurus
ku-rus
IGIG
nkita
n-ki-ta
ITItaliano
magro
ˈmaɡro
JA日本語
痩せた
yaseta
KKKK
тәтті
tə-tti
KMKM
រោង
ro-ong
KO한국어
허약한
heo-yak-han
MRMR
पातळ
pa-ta-al
MSBahasa Melayu
kurus
ku-rus
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်လျော
kye-l-jo
NLNederlands
mager
ˈmaːɣər
NONorsk
slank
slank
PAPA
ਪਤਲਾ
pa-ta-la
PLPolski
chudy
ˈxudɨ
PTPortuguês
magra
ma-ɡʁah
RORomână
slăb
slăb
RUРусский
худой
xudoj
SVSvenska
smal
smal
SWKiswahili
mnyonge
m-nyo-nge
TAதமிழ்
பருமனற்ற
paru-ma-nar-ta
TEతెలుగు
పొడవైన
po-da-vain
THไทย
ผอม
pʰɔːm
TLTL
payat
pa-yat
TRTürkçe
zayıf
zay-if
UKУкраїнська
худий
xudıy
URاردو
پُر
pur
VITiếng Việt
gầy
ɡaːj
YOYO
sọrọ
so-ro
ZH中文
瘦弱的
shòu ruò de
ZUZU
ngcwala
ng-gwa-la

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