Potbellies

Potbellies
Pot|bel|lies
['pɔtbɛliz] die (Plur.)
<zu engl. potbelly »Dickwanst«>
massive Steinskulpturen (etwa 500 v. Chr. bis 100 n. Chr.), die im südlichen Mittelamerika gefunden wurden

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