paunch

paunch

noun \ˈpȯnch, ˈpänch\

Definition of PAUNCH

1

a : the belly and its contents b : potbelly

2

: rumen

Examples of PAUNCH

1. He sat with his hands folded over his paunch.
2. He used to be very thin but now he has a slight paunch.

Origin of PAUNCH

Middle English, from Anglo-French *panche, pance, from Latin pantic-, pantex

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PAUNCH

Synonyms: bay window, beer belly, belly, corporation, gut, potbelly, pot

Related Words: breadbasket [slang], stomach, tummy; chubbiness, corpulence, fat, fatness, fleshiness, obesity, overweight, paunchiness, plumpness, portliness, pudginess; chunkiness, heaviness, stoutness

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Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with PAUNCH

conch, craunch, raunch, stanch