noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈfætbɜːɡ/
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General-American:/ˈfætbɝɡ/
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noun
Meaning 1
A large accumulation of fat and discarded toiletries which clogs sewers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From fat + berg, modelled on iceberg. By surface analysis, fat + -berg.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
vetberg
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers
Chinese Mandarin:
油脂山
(yóuzhīshān)
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers
Czech:
tukovec
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers
Dutch:
vetberg
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers
Estonian:
rasvalasu
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers
Finnish:
rasvatukos
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers
French:
fatberg
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers
German:
Fettberg
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers
Hebrew:
פאטברג
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers
Hungarian:
zsírhegy
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers
Portuguese:
fatberg
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers
Russian:
жирберг
(žirberg)
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers
Spanish:
fatberg
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers
Swedish:
fettberg
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers
Ukrainian:
жирберг
(žyrberh)
— large accumulation of fat, etc., which clogs sewers