Meanings
nounpotbelly (plural potbellies)
plural potbellies · alternative pot-belly · alternative pot belly
- A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch.First known use 18th c.
Synonyms: bay window, beer baby, beer belly, beer gut, beer muscles, Buddha belly, corporation, German goitre
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of potbelly stove.
- abbreviationellipsisinformalEllipsis of Vietnamese pot-bellied pig.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned
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Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek γάστρων
- γάστρων (gástrōn)a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Bengali ভুঁড়ি
- ভুঁড়ি (bhũṛi)a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Bulgarian шкембе, кюмбе
- шкембе (škembe)a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
- кюмбе (kjumbe)a potbelly stove
Chinese Mandarin 大肚皮, 大肚子
- 大肚皮 (dàdùpí)a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
- 大肚子 (dàdùzi)a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Dutch bierbuik, spekbuik
- bierbuika large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
- spekbuika large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
- buikjea large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
- pensa large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Finnish pallomaha
- pallomahaa large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
French bedaine, bidoche
- bedainea large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
- bidochea large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
German Wampe
- Wampea large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Irish urbholg, ardbholg
- urbholga large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
- ardbholga large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Japanese 太鼓腹
- 太鼓腹 (taikobara)a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Korean 똥배
- 똥배 (ttongbae)a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Latin aquāliculus
- aquāliculusa large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Māori pukutihe, pukuwheti
- pukutihea large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
- pukuwhetia large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
- porohatetea potbelly stove
Polish bebech, bebzun
- bebecha large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
- bebzuna large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
- brzuchola large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
- kałduna large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Portuguese pança
- pançaa large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Russian пу́зо, брю́хо
- пу́зо (púzo)a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
- брю́хо (brjúxo)a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Spanish panza
- panzaa large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Swahili kitambi
- kitambia large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Swedish kulmage
- kulmagea large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Tamil தொப்பை, தொந்தி
- தொப்பை (toppai)a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
- தொந்தி (tonti)a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Turkish göbek
- göbeka large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Vietnamese bụng phệ
- bụng phệa large, swollen, or protruding abdomen
Cite this entry
APA
potbelly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potbelly
MLA
“potbelly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potbelly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potbelly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potbelly.
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