potbelly

See also: pot-belly and pot belly

English

A caricature of French Minister Felix Barthe, depicted with a sizable paunch.

Alternative forms

• pot-belly, pot belly

Etymology

From pot +‎ belly.

Pronunciation

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Noun

potbelly (plural potbellies)

1. A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch. [from 18th c.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:paunch

2. Ellipsis of potbelly stove.
3. (informal) Ellipsis of Vietnamese pot-bellied pig.

Derived terms

• potbellied
• potbelly pig

Translations

a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen

• Bengali: ভুঁড়ি (bn) (bhũṛi)
• Bulgarian: шкембе (bg) n (škembe)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大肚皮 (dàdùpí), 大肚子 (zh) (dàdùzi)

• Dutch: bierbuik (nl) m, spekbuik m, buikje (nl) n, pens (nl) f
• Finnish: pallomaha
• French: bedaine (fr) f, bidoche (fr) f
• German: Wampe (de) f
• Irish: urbholg m, ardbholg m
• Japanese: 太鼓腹 (たいこばら, taikobara)
• Korean: 똥배 (ko) (ttongbae)
• Latin: aquāliculus m
• Macedonian: чке́мбе n (čkémbe), шке́мбе n (škémbe)
• Māori: pukutihe, pukuwheti
• Polish: bebech (pl) m, bebzun (pl) m, brzuchol m, kałdun (pl) m
• Portuguese: pança (pt) f
• Russian: пу́зо (ru) n (púzo), брю́хо (ru) n (brjúxo)
• Spanish: panza (es) f
• Swahili: kitambi (sw)
• Swedish: kulmage (sv) c
• Turkish: göbek (tr)
• Vietnamese: bụng phệ
• Volapük: pinabälid, birabälid

a potbelly stove

• Bulgarian: кюмбе n (kjumbe)
• Macedonian: пе́чка f (péčka), ќу́мбе n (ḱúmbe) (dialectal)
• Māori: porohatete

See also

• kettlebelly (slang)