n.
Pronunciation: ' st ə -m ə k, -mik
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English stomak, from Anglo-French estomac, from Latin stomachus gullet, esophagus, stomach, from Greek stomachos, from stoma mouth; akin to Middle Breton staffn mouth, Avestan staman-
Date: 14th century
1 a (1) : a dilatation of the alimentary canal of a vertebrate communicating anteriorly with the esophagus and posteriorly with the duodenum (2) : one of the compartments of a ruminant stomach <the abomasum is the fourth stomach of a ruminant> b : a cavity in an invertebrate animal that is analogous to a stomach c : the part of the body that contains the stomach : BELLY , ABDOMEN
2 a : desire for food caused by hunger : APPETITE b : INCLINATION , DESIRE <had no stomach for an argument> also : COURAGE , GUTS
3 obsolete a : SPIRIT , VALOR b : PRIDE c : SPLEEN , RESENTMENT