potbelly

See also: pot-belly and pot belly

English

Alternative forms

pot-belly, pot belly

Etymology

pot +‎ belly

Noun

potbelly (plural potbellies)

A large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch. [from 18th c.]
A potbelly stove.
(informal) A Vietnamese Pot-bellied pig.

Synonyms

(protruding abdomen): See also Thesaurus:paunch.
(American slang) kettlebelly

Translations

a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen

Bengali: ভুঁড়ি (bn) (bhũṛi)
Bulgarian: шкембе (bg) n (škembe)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 大肚皮 (dàdùpí), 大肚子 (zh) (dàdùzi)
Dutch: bierbuik (nl) m, spekbuik m, buikje (nl) n, pens (nl) f
Finnish: pallomaha
French: bedaine (fr) f, bidoche (fr) f
German: Wampe (de) f
Irish: urbholg m, ardbholg m
Japanese: 太鼓腹 (たいこばら, taikobara)
Korean: 똥배 (ko) (ttongbae)
Latin: aquāliculus m
Macedonian: чке́мбе n (čkémbe), шке́мбе n (škémbe)
Polish: bebech (pl) m, bebzun (pl) m, brzuchol m, kałdun (pl) m
Russian: пу́зо (ru) n (púzo), брю́хо (ru) n (brjúxo)
Spanish: panza (es) f
Swahili: kitambi (sw)
Swedish: kulmage (sv) c
Turkish: göbek (tr)
Volapük: pinabälid, birabälid

a potbelly stove

Bulgarian: кюмбе n (kjumbe)
Macedonian: пе́чка f (péčka), ќу́мбе n (ḱúmbe) (dialectal)

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