labonza

English

Etymology

Probably from dialectal pronunciation of Italian la pancia "the belly," with the definite article absorbed, from Latin pantex (genitive panticis) "belly" (see paunch).[1][2] More likely from Sicilian bonza (“any large rounded liquid container”).

Noun

labonza (plural labonzas)

  1. (US, slang) The belly or stomach.

References
  1. “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2018 June 22 (last accessed), archived from the original on 15 July 2018
  2. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “labonza”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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