paunch

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɔːntʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɔntʃ, pɑntʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pônch, pänch)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
paunch /pɔntʃ, pɑntʃ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Anatomya large belly, or one that sticks out;
    a potbelly.
  2. Anatomythe belly or abdomen.
paunch•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. : getting paunchy from lack of exercise.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
paunch  (pônch, pänch),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anatomya large and protruding belly;
    potbelly.
  2. Anatomythe belly or abdomen.
  3. Zoologythe rumen.
  • Latin panticēs (plural) bowels
  • Anglo-French, for Middle French pance
  • Middle English paunche 1325–75
paunched, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
paunch /pɔːntʃ/ n
  1. the belly or abdomen, esp when protruding
  2. another name for rumen
 vb (transitive)
  1. to stab in the stomach; disembowel
Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-Norman paunche, from Old French pance, from Latin panticēs (pl) bowels
'paunch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
corporation - gut - panzer - bay window - beer belly - bloat - crop - gaster - hypogastrium - kyte - paunchy - solenogaster

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