different between paunch vs potbelly

English

Etymology

From Middle English paunche, from Old Northern French panche, Old French pance (French panse), from Latin pantex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??nt?/
• (some accents) IPA^(key): /p??nt?/
• Rhymes: -??nt?, -??nt?

Noun

paunch (plural paunches)

1. The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
2. The contents of this stomach in a slaughtered animal, viewed as food or a byproduct.
3. The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.

4. (nautical) A paunch mat.
5. The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.

Synonyms

• (protruding belly): See also Thesaurus:paunch.

Related terms

• paunce
• paunchy

Translations

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, prior to eating.
   • 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 3 scene 2

     (Caliban)

     Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him

     I' th' afternoon to sleep: there thou may'st brain him,

     Having first seiz'd his books; or with a log

     Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,

     Or cut his wezand with thy knife

Translations

Middle English

Noun

paunch

1. Alternative form of paunche

English

Alternative forms

• pot-belly
• pot belly

Etymology

pot +? belly

Noun

potbelly (plural potbellies)

1. A large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch. [from 18th c.]
2. A potbelly stove.
3. (informal) A Vietnamese Pot-bellied pig.

Synonyms

• (protruding abdomen): See also Thesaurus:paunch.
• (American slang) kettlebelly

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