Katambok
obesity; excess weightnoun
- Alternative meanings
A condition of having excess body fat or high body weight that can affect health. In medical contexts, it can also be expressed as sobra nga katambok.
- Pronunciation
ka-TAM-bok
- Root and affixes
From tambok, fat, thick, or fatty. Katambok names fatness, corpulence, or obesity. Sobra nga katambok means obesity or severe excess weight in a more descriptive way.
- Variants or conjugations
obesity; excess weight; fatness; overweight; very fat; corpulence
- Related words and expressions
body; weight; health; food; exercise; fat; illness; BMI
- Meaning and usage notes
Use katambok for obesity or fatness as a noun. In health contexts, sobra nga katambok or sobra sa timbang may sound more descriptive and less offensive.
Ang sobra nga katambok mahimong makaapekto sa panglawas.
Obesity can affect health.
Nagpakonsulta siya tungod sa problema sa katambok.
He or she consulted because of an obesity problem.