gömböc

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  A convex shape which, if made of a uniformly dense material, has one stable equilibrium orientation and one unstable equilibrium orientation.

Usage notes

 * The English pronunciation of this word is in fact close to another Hungarian word, gombok, plural of gomb "button".

Alternative forms

 * gomboc

Translations

 * Arabic: غومبوش
 * Japanese: ゴムボック
 * Portuguese: gömböc
 * Tamil: கொம்போக், கொம்போஷ்

Etymology
From +. The front-vowel pair of the noun.

Noun

 * 1)  a short, plump person
 * 2) pork cheese, head cheese, brawn
 * 3)   a homogenous body with only one stable and one unstable point of equilibrium