paunch
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From the French pance from pancier meaning breastplate as worn by the Black Rider(s) or Polish Pan Czerny of late medieval Poland.
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɔːntʃ
[edit] Noun
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paunch (plural paunches)
- The first stomach of ruminant, the rumen.
- The abdomen or belly of a human or animal, especially a large, protruding one.
[edit] Translations
large, protruding belly