paunch
/pɔːnt͡ʃ/
paunch noun: the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
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Noun
paunch (plural 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.
- The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.
- See also: pooch
- Since retiring from athletics, he has developed a paunch.
- Synonyms:
- potbelly
- A paunch mat.
- The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
Verb
paunch (third-person singular simple present paunches, present participle paunching, simple past and past participle 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 knife1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
- (Caliban)
paunch meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
paunch in Tamil
- large, protruding belly
- தொப்பை toppai
paunch in Urdu
- جھولی, اوجھ, شکم, توند
paunch in Bengali
- মোটা, ফোলা পেট
paunch in Malayalam
- കുടവയർ
More languagesFewer languages
- paunch in Kannada
- ಬೊಜ್ಜು, ಡೊಳ್ಳು ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ, ಡೊಳ್ಳೊಡಲು
- paunch in Punjabi
- ਗੋਗੜ gogaṛ
- paunch in Tagalog
- buyon
- paunch in Arabic
- كَرِش kariš
Examples of paunch in a sentence
- Haunch Paunch and Jowl—so that's the derisive picture the radicals had drawn of me.1924 July [1923 August], Samuel Badisch Ornitz, “Fifth Period”, in Haunch Paunch and Jowl, eighth printing, New York, N.Y.: Boni and...
- “And another sort of weak, flailing blow to the paunch.2022 July 26, William Meny & Paul Simms, “The Night Market” (10:28 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 4, episode 4...
Synonyms of paunch
- potbelly
- bay window
- beer baby
- beer belly
- beer gut
- beer muscles
- Buddha belly
- corporation
- German goitre
- Milwaukee goiter
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Forms of paunch
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | paunches |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | paunches |
| present participle | paunching |
| past participle | paunched |
| past | paunched |
Origin of paunch
From Middle English paunche, from Old Northern French panche, Old French pance (French panse), from Latin pantex.
Words formed from paunch
Phrases with paunch
Words that rhyme with paunch
Questions about paunch
- What does paunch mean?
- Paunch means the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
- What is paunch in Tamil?
- Paunch in Tamil is தொப்பை (toppai). See Paunch meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use paunch in a sentence?
- Haunch Paunch and Jowl—so that's the derisive picture the radicals had drawn of me.
- What part of speech is paunch?
- Paunch can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce paunch?
- Paunch is pronounced /pɔːnt͡ʃ/.
- What is the plural of paunch?
- The plural of paunch is paunches.
Words near paunch in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: paunch (page history and authors); paunch (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); paunch (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); paunch (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); paunch (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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