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) stomach, belly (of a human or animal) (rare) innards, guts ==== Descendants ==== English: paunch Scots: painch ==== References ==== “paunch(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.