Phrase guide

beer belly

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A protruding belly caused by excess fat stored in the abdomen and colloquially attributed to the consumption of beer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 啤酒肚 (be1 zau2 tou5) — protruding abdomen
  • Chinese Cantonese: 士啤呔 (si6 be1 taai1) — protruding abdomen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 將軍肚 /将军肚 (jiāngjūndù) — protruding abdomen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 啤酒肚 (píjiǔdù) — protruding abdomen
  • Czech: pivní pupek — protruding abdomen
  • Czech: bachor — protruding abdomen
  • Danish: ølmave — protruding abdomen
  • Danish: ølvom — protruding abdomen
  • Dutch: bierbuik — protruding abdomen
  • Estonian: õllekõht — protruding abdomen
  • Faroese: ølkíkur — protruding abdomen
  • Finnish: kaljamaha — protruding abdomen
  • French: sac à bière — protruding abdomen
  • French: panse à bière — protruding abdomen
  • French: bide à bière — protruding abdomen
  • German: Bierbauch — protruding abdomen
  • German: Wampe — protruding abdomen
  • German: Schnitzelfriedhof — protruding abdomen
  • Greek: προκοίλι (prokoíli) — protruding abdomen
  • Greek: μπυροκοίλι (birokili) — protruding abdomen
  • Greek: σκεμπές (skempés) — protruding abdomen
  • Hungarian: sörhas — protruding abdomen
  • Icelandic: bjórvömb — protruding abdomen
  • Irish: maróg óil — protruding abdomen
  • Japanese: ビール腹 (bīrubara) — protruding abdomen
  • Macedonian: пивски стомак (pivski stomak) — protruding abdomen
  • Polish: brzuszysko — protruding abdomen
  • Polish: brzuszek piwny — protruding abdomen
  • Polish: kałdun — protruding abdomen
  • Polish: mięsień piwny — protruding abdomen
  • Polish: ciąża gastronomiczna — protruding abdomen
  • Portuguese: pança de cerveja — protruding abdomen
  • Portuguese: barriga de cerveja — protruding abdomen
  • Russian: пивно́й живо́т (pivnój živót) — protruding abdomen
  • Sicilian: panz'i bira — protruding abdomen
  • Spanish: barriga cervecera — protruding abdomen
  • Spanish: lonja — protruding abdomen
  • Spanish: pancho — protruding abdomen
  • Spanish: panza de birra — protruding abdomen
  • Spanish: panza chelera — protruding abdomen
  • Swedish: ölmage — protruding abdomen
  • Turkish: bira göbeği — protruding abdomen
  • Vietnamese: bụng bia — protruding abdomen
  • Volapük: birabälid — protruding abdomen