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Meaning of Paunch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
pɔːnt͡ʃ

Definitions

  1. The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
  2. The contents of this stomach in a slaughtered animal, viewed as food or a byproduct.
  3. The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.
  4. A paunch mat.
  5. The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.

Equivalents

العربية البطن كرش
Български търбух шкембе́
Català butza panxa
Čeština bachor panděro pupek teřich
Cymraeg bol cest
Dansk bug vom
Deutsch Pansen Plauze Schlauch Wampe Wanst
Ελληνικά κοιλιά προκοίλι
Esperanto ventro
Español barriga guata panza
Français bedaine panse
Gaeilge blonag maróg
Galego andorga bandullo barriga panza
हिन्दी ओझ तोंद
Magyar bendő has pocak
Հայերեն փոր
Italiano buzzo pancia pancione rumine trippa
ქართული ღიპი
Kurdî bûk çêşt haş rumen
Nederlands buik pens
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗੋਗੜ
Português pança
Svenska buk våm
தமிழ் தொப்பை
Tagalog buyon
Türkçe göbek
Українська рубе́ць

Examples

“See also: pooch”
“Since retiring from athletics, he has developed a paunch.”
““And another sort of weak, flailing blow to the paunch. Neither of these two are in any condition to be fighting.””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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