hunchback

English

Etymology

Back-formation from hunchbacked.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhʌntʃbæk/

Noun

hunchback (plural hunchbacks)

One who is stooped or hunched over.
A deformed upper spinal column in the shape of a hump in the back.
(derogatory) A person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance.

Quasimodo in the Hunchback of Notre Dame (in French : Le Bossu de Notre Dame)

Synonyms

humpback
stooped

Derived terms

hunchbacked

Translations

one who is stooped or hunched over — see humpback

deformed upper spinal column — see humpback

vulgar: person with kyphosis

Czech: hrbáč m
Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} ĝibulo
Finnish: koukkuselkä (fi), kyttyräselkä
French: bossu (fr) m, bossue (fr) f
Greek: καμπούρης (el) m (kampoúris), καμπούρα (el) f (kampoúra)

Hungarian: púpos (hu)
Maori: piari
Portuguese: corcunda (pt) m or f
Tagalog: kuba

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Korean: ^{(please verify)} 곱사 (gopsa), ^{(please verify)} 곱사등이 (gopsadeung-i), ^{(please verify)} 꼽추 (kkopchu)