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sovrappeso

overweight

noun adjective soh-vrahp-PEH-zoh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: Compound of sovra- ('over') + peso ('weight').

Also means

excess weight

Usage Note

Sovrappeso is masculine as a noun (il sovrappeso) and invariable as an adjective (una persona sovrappeso, persone sovrappeso) — it does not inflect for gender or number when used attributively. The medical threshold for sovrappeso is a BMI of 25-29.9, below obesità.

Examples

"Il medico ha detto che è in sovrappeso."

Natural Translation

The doctor said he is overweight.

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