Standard Lemma guide

punchbowl

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • General-American: /ˈpʌnt͡ʃˌboʊl/

1

name

Meaning 1

A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A valley in Belfield, Canterbury-Bankstown, South West Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Punch Bowl, Punch Bowl Valley, Punchbowl Valley

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in Canterbury-Bankstown, South West Sydney.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

A neighbourhood of Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

Ellipsis of Punchbowl Crater: a volcano in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

name

Meaning 6

A valley in Yanggu, Gangwon Province, South Korea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Haean Basin

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A large bowl used for making or serving punch (the beverage).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From punch bowl. From being a bowl-shaped valley. * (New South Wales): The suburb of Punchbowl is named after the valley of Punch Bowl in neighbouring Belfield. * (Korea): Coined by United Nations forces during the Korean War, when they fought a battle there.

From punch + bowl.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Korean: 펀치볼 (Peonchibol) — Haenan Basin
  • Korean: 해안분지 (Haeanbunji) — Haenan Basin
  • Hawaiian: Puowaina — Punchbowl Crater
  • Bulgarian: купа за пунш (kupa za punš) — punchbowl
  • Catalan: ponxera — punchbowl
  • Chinese Mandarin: 潘趣碗 (pānqùwǎn) — punchbowl
  • Chinese Mandarin: 潘趣大碗 (pānqùdàwǎn) — punchbowl
  • Finnish: boolimalja — punchbowl
  • German: Bowle — punchbowl
  • German: Bowlenschüssel — punchbowl
  • German: Punschbowle — punchbowl
  • Irish: babhla puins — punchbowl
  • Spanish: ponchera — punchbowl
  • Swedish: punschbål — punchbowl
  • Swedish: punschskål — punchbowl
  • Volapük: pöjinabol — punchbowl
  • Volapük: pöjinaboliär — punchbowl
  • Welsh: powlen bwnsh — punchbowl