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paunch

Meaningbelly

Common meaning: large or protruding abdomen

Journey through time

  1. Latinpanticem‘belly’source
  2. Old Frenchpance‘belly’source
  3. Middle Englishpaunche‘belly’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsbelly → large or protruding abdomenpaunch‘large or protruding abdomen’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin panticem ‘belly’.

Roots

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