横よこ太ぶとり

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

short and fat; pudgy; stocky

Describes a body type that is broad or thick from side to side, often with a short, stout build. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to become stocky'.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころは痩やせていたが、中ちゅう年ねんになって横よこ太ぶとりした。

  He was slim when he was young, but he became stocky in middle age.