paunch

noun

ˈpȯnch How to pronounce paunch (audio)
ˈpänch
1
a
: the belly and its contents
b
2
: rumen

Examples of paunch in a Sentence

He sat with his hands folded over his paunch. He used to be very thin but now he has a slight paunch.
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The display ends and Prabowo strolls the ranks of recruits, asking their home province, their university major, and razzing a couple of the stoutest about their paunch. Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024 About 200 yards below us is a stag, carrying the paunch and heavy antlers of an old highland warrior. Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 That’s because Kelly is as phony as her foamy pregnant paunch, having built a career on a mountain of lies similar in scale to ad man Draper’s. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 July 2024 My husband, who has a noticeable paunch, approached her next, asking her to let him by. Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for paunch 

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of paunch was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Paunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paunch. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

paunch

noun
ˈpȯnch How to pronounce paunch (audio)
ˈpänch
1
: the belly together with its contents
2

Medical Definition

paunch

noun
: rumen

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