different between paunchy vs pudgy

English

paunch +? -y.

paunchy (comparative paunchier, superlative paunchiest)

Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
He exercised every day to avoid becoming paunchy in his old age.
- 1958, John M. Kays, Basic animal husbandry (page 269)
  A trim-middled hog will have a higher dressing percentage than a wasty, gutty, paunchy, heavy-middled hog.

From pudge +? -y.

pudgy (comparative pudgier, superlative pudgiest)

Fat, overweight (pertaining particularly to children), plump; chubby.
The pudgy child had a difficult time running the mile.

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