PAUNCH


Meaning of PAUNCH in English

/ pɔːntʃ; NAmE / noun

a fat stomach on a man

►  paunchy adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French pa(u)nche , based on Latin pantex , pantic- , usually in the plural in the sense intestines.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.