paunche

Middle English

Alternative forms

• paunch, panche, pawnche, pownche, pownce, pounce

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

paunche (plural paunches)

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

Descendants

• English: paunch
• Scots: painch

References

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