paunchy
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːn(t)ʃi/ / /ˈpɔnt͡ʃi/ / /ˈpɑnt͡ʃi/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English paunch Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English paunchy From paunch + -y.
- Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
“He exercised every day to avoid becoming paunchy in his old age.”
“A trim-middled hog will have a higher dressing percentage than a wasty, gutty, paunchy, heavy-middled hog.”