"paunchy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pˈɔːnt͡ʃi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-paunchy.wav Forms: paunchier [comparative], paunchiest [superlative]
Etymology: From paunch + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|paunch|-y|id2=adjectival}} paunch + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} paunchy (comparative paunchier, superlative paunchiest)
  1. Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied. Categories (topical): Obesity Translations (having a paunch): προγάστωρ (progástōr) [feminine, masculine] (Ancient Greek), yekəqarın (Azerbaijani), шкембест (škembest) (Bulgarian), шкембелия (škembelija) (Bulgarian), panxut (Catalan), ventrut (Catalan), barrigudo (Galician), bazuncho (Galician), dickbäuchig (German), κοιλαράς (koilarás) [masculine] (Greek), προγάστωρ (progástor) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), pocakos (Hungarian), pusattoi (Ingrian), marógach (Irish), barigudu (Kabuverdianu), barrigude (Kabuverdianu), گامبو (gâmbu) (Persian), dikj (Plautdietsch), brzuchaty (Polish), barrigudo (Portuguese), пуза́тый (puzátyj) [masculine] (Russian), panzón (Spanish), panzudo (Spanish), barrigudo (Spanish), barrigón (Spanish), guatón [South-America] (Spanish), boliog (Welsh), cestog (Welsh)

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