paunch
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paunch
- /pɔːnt͡ʃ/
- /pɑːntʃ/
Rhymes with -ɔːntʃ, -ɑːntʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English paunche, from Old Northern French panche, Old French pance (French panse), from Latin pantex.
noun paunches
- The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
- The contents of this stomach in a slaughtered animal, viewed as food or a byproduct.
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The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.
See also: pooch
Similar: potbelly
- A paunch mat.
- The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
Similar: bay window, beer baby, beer belly, beer gut, beer muscles, Buddha belly, corporation, German goitre, gorbelly, Milwaukee goiter, Molson muscle, paunch, pooch, pot, potbelly, spare tire, swagbelly, tummy
verb paunches · paunching · paunched
- To remove the internal organs of a ruminant, prior to eating. (Caliban) Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him I' th' afternoon to sleep: there thou may'st brain him, Having first seiz'd his books; or with a log Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake, Or cut his wezand with thy knife
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noun
Similar: bay window, beer baby, beer belly, beer gut, beer muscles, Buddha belly, corporation, German goitre, gorbelly, Milwaukee goiter, Molson muscle, paunch, pooch, pot, potbelly, spare tire, swagbelly, tummy
Translations
Every language
noun first stomach of ruminant; rumen
| Español | panza |
|---|---|
| Português | pança |
| Français | panse |
| Deutsch | Pansen |
| Italiano | pancia, rumine |
| Ελληνικά | κοιλιά koiliá |
| Română | rumen, ierbar, burduhan, burduf |
| Русский | рубе́ц rubéc |
noun large, protruding belly
| Español | panza, barriga, guata |
|---|---|
| Português | pança |
| Français | bedaine, panse |
| Deutsch | Wampe, Plauze, Wanst |
| Italiano | pancione, pancia, buzzo, trippa |
| Ελληνικά | προκοίλι prokoíli |
| Română | burduhan, burdihan, pântec, pântece |
| Русский | брю́хо brjúxo, пу́зо púzo |
| العربية | كَرِش kariš |
verb to remove organs of a ruminant
| Română | eviscera |
|---|---|
| Русский | потроши́ть potrošítʹ |
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title = {paunch},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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