"pot belly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pot bellies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pot belly (plural pot bellies)
  1. Alternative form of potbelly Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: potbelly
    Sense id: en-pot_belly-en-noun-LFe1bv9k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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