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pança — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • belly noun The front part of the body between the chest and the hips; the stomach area.
  • gut noun The stomach and intestines; someone's digestive system.
  • paunch noun A protruding belly, especially a large one on a man.
  • pot noun A round container, usually with a handle, used for cooking or holding things such as plants.
  • potbelly noun A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch.

Senses

pança is used for these senses in English:

  • belly The abdomen (especially a fat one).
  • gut (informal) The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged.
  • pot (slang) Clipping of potbelly (“a pot-shaped belly, a paunch”).
  • potbelly A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch. [from 18th c.]

belly — full definition

  1. noun The front part of the body between the chest and the hips; the stomach area.
  2. noun The rounded or bulging part of something, resembling a stomach.
  3. verb To swell or bulge outward.

gut — full definition

  1. noun The stomach and intestines; someone's digestive system.
  2. noun A person's belly, especially a large or protruding one.
  3. noun A person's instinctive, emotional reaction, as opposed to logical thought.
  4. verb To remove the internal organs of an animal, especially a fish, before cooking it.
  5. verb To destroy the inside or most important parts of something.

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