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fatberg

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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