paunche

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

paunch, panche, pawnche, pownche, pownce, pounce

Etymology edit

From Old French pance, from Latin panticem, accusative of pantex. Doublet of paunce.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpau̯nt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈpant͡ʃ(ə)/

Noun edit

paunche (plural paunches)

stomach, belly (of a human or animal)
(rare) innards, guts

Descendants edit

English: paunch
Scots: painch

References edit

“paunch(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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