paunch

English

Etymology

From the French pance from pancier meaning breastplate as worn by the Black Rider(s) or Polish Pan Czerny of late medieval Poland.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːntʃ

Noun

paunch (plural paunches)

1. The first stomach of ruminant, the rumen.
2. The abdomen or belly of a human or animal, especially a large, protruding one.

Translations

first stomach of ruminant; rumen

French: panse (fr) f. German: Pansen (de) m. Portuguese: pança (pt) f.

Russian: рубец (ru) m. Spanish: panza (es) f. Swedish: våm (sv) c.

large, protruding belly

Armenian: փոր (hy) (p’or) Dutch: pens (nl) m., buik (nl) Finnish: pötsi (fi) French: bedaine (fr) f. German: Wampe (de) f., Plauze (de) f., Wanst (de) m.

Portuguese: pança (pt) f. Russian: брюхо (ru) n., пузо (ru) m. Spanish: panza (es) f., barriga (es) f., guata (es) f. Swedish: buk (sv) c. Volapük: lugötöp (vo)

Verb

paunch (third-person singular simple present paunches, present participle paunching, simple past and past participle paunched)

1. To remove the internal organs of a ruminant, such as a hare or rabbit prior to eating.

Related terms

• paunchy

Translations

to remove organs of a ruminant

Russian: потрошить (ru)