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potbelly

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bay window, beer baby, beer belly, beer gut, beer muscles, Buddha belly, corporation, German goitre, gorbelly, Milwaukee goiter, Molson muscle, paunch, pooch, pot, potbelly, spare tire, swagbelly, tummy

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Ellipsis of potbelly stove.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Ellipsis of Vietnamese pot-bellied pig.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: potbelly stove

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stove, kitchen stove, range, kitchen range, cooking stove

5

noun

Meaning 5

slang for a paunch

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pot, bay window, corporation, tummy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: belly, paunch

History

Etymology

From pot + belly.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: ভুঁড়ি (bhũṛi) — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Bulgarian: шкембе (škembe) — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大肚皮 (dàdùpí) — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大肚子 (dàdùzi) — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Dutch: bierbuik — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Dutch: spekbuik — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Dutch: buikje — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Dutch: pens — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Finnish: pallomaha — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • French: bedaine — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • French: bidoche — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • German: Wampe — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Irish: urbholg — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Irish: ardbholg — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Japanese: 太鼓腹 (taikobara) — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Korean: 똥배 (ttongbae) — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Latin: aquāliculus — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Macedonian: чке́мбе (čkémbe) — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Macedonian: шке́мбе (škémbe) — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Māori: pukutihe — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Māori: pukuwheti — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Polish: bebech — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Polish: bebzun — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Polish: brzuchol — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Polish: kałdun — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Portuguese: pança — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Russian: пу́зо (púzo) — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Russian: брю́хо (brjúxo) — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Spanish: panza — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Swahili: kitambi — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Swedish: kulmage — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Tamil: தொப்பை (toppai) — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Tamil: தொந்தி (tonti) — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Turkish: göbek — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Vietnamese: bụng phệ — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Volapük: pinabälid — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Volapük: birabälid — a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
  • Bulgarian: кюмбе (kjumbe) — a potbelly stove
  • Macedonian: пе́чка (péčka) — a potbelly stove
  • Macedonian: ќу́мбе (ḱúmbe) — a potbelly stove
  • Māori: porohatete — a potbelly stove