paunch
pronunciation
How to pronounce paunch in British English:
UK [pɔ:ntʃ]
How to pronounce paunch in American English:
US [pɔntʃ, pɑntʃ]
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- Noun:
- a protruding abdomen
Word Origin
- paunch (n.)
- late 14c. (late 12c. in surnames), from Old French pance (Old North French panche) "belly, stomach," from Latin panticem (nominative pantex) "belly, bowels" (source also of Spanish panza, Italian pancia); possibly related to panus "swelling" (see panic (n.2)).
Example
- 1. He finished his dessert and patted his paunch .
- 2. His once lean figure was developing a paunch .
- 3. Men with a paunch are known as Under And Over Achievers-because they wear their trousers above their true waist if they can and below if they cannot .
- 4. 17 cases were selected paunch cholecystectomy , in operation , 1 case changed to cholecystectomy and local lymphonode resection , 2 cases changed to cholecystectomy and liver cuniform resection round the gallbladder .
- 5. Prior to this , the only way to get bear gallbladder was to paunch the bear and get the gallbladder , resulting in the loss of bear lives .