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paunch

/pɔːnt͡ʃ/ noun

Latin root: pantex Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about paunch at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A protruding abdomen.

Origin

From Middle English paunche, from Old Northern French panche, Old French pance (French panse), from Latin pantex.

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