Definition
A large or bulbous nose, or someone with such a nose (archaic term).
Etymology
From butter + nose, likely referring to a nose that appears soft, bulbous, or has a yellowish tone. This is an old descriptive or mocking term.
Kelly Says
Like many animal-part and color-based insults, 'butternose' reveals how physical appearance was harshly categorized in earlier centuries—these old terms show us how language reflected and reinforced stereotypes.
Translations
ARالعربية
أنف الزبدة
anf az-zabadah
BNবাংলা
মশলা নাক
mosh-la naak
CACatalà
nas de mantega
nas de man-te-ga
CSČeština
máslový nos
ma-slov-ý nos
DADansk
smør næse
smør næse
DEDeutsch
Butternase
but-ter-na-se
ELΕλληνικά
μύτη βούτυρο
my-ti voo-tee-ro
ESEspañol
nariz de mantequilla
na-riz de man-te-ke-ra
FAفارسی
بینی چرب
bini charb
FISuomi
voileihuuli
vo-lei-huu-li
FRFrançais
nez de beurre
ne zə bɛʁ
GUGU
મખણાના નાક
makhana na naak
HAHA
baki ma'a
ba-ki ma-a
HEעברית
פה של חמאה
peh shel cha-ma-ah
HIहिन्दी
मक्खन नाक
makhan naak
HUMagyar
vajmacs
vaj-mats
IDBahasa Indonesia
hidung mentega
hi-dung men-teh-ga
ITItaliano
naso di burro
na-so di bur-ro
KKKK
сүтті ауыз
sut-ti au-yz
MRMR
मक्खन नाक
makhan naak
MSBahasa Melayu
hidung mentega
hi-dung men-teh-ga
MYမြန်မာ
အမျိုးအစား လိပ်
a-myo-a-as-sa la-ip
NLNederlands
boterneus
bo-ter-neus
NONorsk
smør nese
smør ne-se
PAPA
ਮਕхਣ ਮੂੰਹ
makhan moon
PLPolski
nos z masłem
nos z mas-lem
PTPortuguês
nariz de manteiga
na-riz de man-teh-ke-ra
RORomână
nas de unt
nas de unt
RUРусский
масляный нос
maslyan-nyy nos
SVSvenska
smörnos
smör-nos
SWKiswahili
puani wa siagi
pu-a-ni wa si-a-gi
TAதமிழ்
நெய் மூக்கு
ney moo-kku
TEతెలుగు
నెయ్యి నాసి
neyyi naasi
TLTL
ilong na mantika
i-long na man-ti-ka
TRTürkçe
tereyağ burnu
te-re-yağ bur-nu
UKУкраїнська
масляний ніс
maslyan-iy nos
URاردو
مٹھیاں ناک
mithiyaan naak
VITiếng Việt
mũi bơ
mui bo
YOYO
agbọ́ ẹ̀rọ
ag-bo e-ro
ZUZU
umhlathi we-butter
oom-hla-thi we-but-ter