panza

See also: Panza, pânză, and Pânză

Emilian

Etymology

From Latin panticem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaŋθa/

Noun

panza f (plural panz)

1. belly

References

Lepri, Luigi; Vitali, Daniele (2002), “panza”, in Dizionario Bolognese-Italiano, Italiano-Bolognese. Dizionèri Bulgnaiṡ-Itagliàn, Itagliàn-Bulgnaiṡ, 2nd edition, Bologna: Pendragon, →ISBN

Italian

Alternative forms

• pancia

Etymology

Variant of pancia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpan.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -antsa
• Hyphenation: pàn‧za

Noun

panza f (plural panze)

1. stomach
2. paunch

Lingala

Verb

-panza (infinitive kopanza)

1. to separate
2. to disperse

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin pantex, panticem, possibly through the intermediate of another language; cf. Spanish panza. Compare the inherited form pántici.

Noun

panza f

1. stomach

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin pantex, panticem, probably through Spanish panza or Occitan pança.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpantsa/
• Hyphenation: pan‧za

Noun

panza f (plural panzi)

1. (anatomy) stomach, belly

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish pança, from Latin panticem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpanθa/ [ˈpãn̟.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈpansa/ [ˈpãn.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -anθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -ansa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: pan‧za

Noun

panza f (plural panzas)

1. paunch

   Synonyms: barriga, (Chile) guata, mondongo

2. stomach

   Synonyms: estómago, vientre

3. belly

   Synonyms: vientre, barriga, (Chile) guata, (Mexico, Central America) timba

Derived terms

• pancita f
• panza de burro
• panzada f
• panzazo m
• panzón (adjective)
• panzudo (adjective)

Further reading

• “panza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• zapán

Venetan

Noun

panza f (plural panze)

1. classical spelling of pança

References

• Contarini (1888), page 117a: “panza”
• Nazari (1876), page 110a: “panza”
• Boerio (1867), pages 468f.: “panza”
• Paoletti (1851), pages 211f.: “panza”
• DTDV (1847), page 86: “panza”
• Patriarchi (1821), page 139b: “panza”