paunch
noun/pɔːntʃ/
/pɔːntʃ/
- a fat stomach
- The driver had a paunch hanging over his belt.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pa(u)nche, based on Latin pantex, pantic-, usually in the plural in the sense ‘intestines’.Want to learn more?
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