stomach

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stomach

/ˈstʌmək/ UK
/ˈstʊmək/ Northern England
/ˈstʌmək/ Canada, US
/ˈstʌmɪk/ Canada, US
/ˈstɐmək/ Australia
/ˈstɐmɪk/ Australia
/ˈstɐmək/ New Zealand
/ˈsʈəmək(h)/ South Asia
[st̺ɐmɐk(ʰ)] South Asia
[ʂʈɐ-] South Asia

Rhymes with -ʌmək

Where it comes from

From Middle English stomak, from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Ancient Greek στόμαχος (stómakhos), from στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).

Partially displaced native Old English maga, whence Modern English maw.

noun stomachs · stomack

countable, uncountable An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion. Our stomachs and livers have an enzyme known as alcohol dehydrogenase that breaks down ethanol to make it less toxic for our bodies, said Atlanta gastroenterologist Dr. Preston Stewart.
countable, informal, uncountable The belly. Why did you hit me in the stomach?
Similar: belly, abdomen, tummy, bouk, gut, guts, maw
obsolete, uncountable Pride, haughtiness. Sterne was his looke, and full of stomacke vaine, / His portaunce terrible, and stature tall […]
countable, obsolete, uncountable An appetite. a good stomach for roast beef
countable, figuratively, uncountable A desire, an appetite (for something abstract). I have no stomach for a fight today.
countable, uncountable The part of a garment that covers a person's stomach. […] Mr. Sedley looking grand, with a crush opera-hat on one side of his head and his hand in the stomach of a voluminous white waistcoat.

verb stomachs · stomaching · stomached · stomack

transitive, in the negative To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something. I really can’t stomach jobs involving that much paperwork, but some people seem to tolerate them.
Similar: brook
intransitive, obsolete To be angry. Let a man, though never so justly, oppose himself unto them that are disordered in their ways; and what one amongst them commonly doth not stomach at such contradiction, storm at reproof, and hate such as would reform them?
obsolete, transitive To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike. O, my good lord, / Believe not all; or, if you must believe, / Stomach not all.
obsolete, transitive To turn the stomach of; to sicken or repel.

Similar: put up with

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tummy, tum, bear, abdomen, belly, breadbasket, suffer, put up, venter, stand, endure, abide, brook, tolerate, gut, bowel

verb

Similar: put up with

Translations

Every language

noun digestive organ

Español	estómago
한국어	위 wi, 위장 wijang
日本語	胃 i, 胃袋 ibukuro, お腹 o-naka, 腹 hara, 胃腸 ichō
中文	胃 wèi, 肚子 dùzi, 胃腸 /胃肠 wèicháng
हिन्दी	आमाशय āmāśay, पेट peṭ, उदर udar
Kiswahili	utumbo
Português	estômago
Français	estomac
Deutsch	Magen
Italiano	stomaco
Ελληνικά	στομάχι stomáchi
Română	stomac
Русский	желу́док želúdok, живо́т živót
Tiếng Việt	dạ dày, bao tử
العربية	مَعِدَة maʕida, مِعْدَة miʕda, بَطْن baṭn
עברית	קיבה \ קֵבָה kevá

noun belly — see also abdomen, belly

Español	barriga, vientre
한국어	배 bae
日本語	お腹 o-naka, 腹 hara
中文	腹部 fùbù, 肚子 dùzi
हिन्दी	पेट peṭ, उदर udar
Kiswahili	tumbo
Português	barriga
Français	ventre, bedon
Deutsch	Bauch
Italiano	pancia
Ελληνικά	στομάχι stomáchi, κοιλιά koiliá
Română	burtă
Русский	живо́т živót, брю́хо brjúxo, пу́зо púzo, чре́во črévo
Tiếng Việt	bụng
العربية	مَعِدَة maʕida, مِعْدَة miʕda, بَطْن baṭn
עברית	בֶּטֶן béten

verb to tolerate or accept something

Español	sentarle, caerle
Português	aturar
Français	digérer
Italiano	digerire, sopportare
Русский	перева́ривать perevárivatʹ

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@misc{stomach_2026,
  title = {stomach},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stomach},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}