buttock

Questions about buttock

What does buttock mean?

buttock means "either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump".

How many syllables are in buttock?

buttock has 2 syllables: but-tock. The stress falls on "but". In IPA it is /ˈbʌtək/.

What is another word for buttock?

Close synonyms include cheek. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is buttock a common word?

buttock is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.