paunchy

Questions about paunchy

What does paunchy mean?

paunchy means "having a large belly".

How many syllables are in paunchy?

paunchy has 2 syllables: paun-chy. The stress falls on "paun". In IPA it is /ˈpɔntʃi/.

What is another word for paunchy?

Close synonyms include abdominous, potbellied. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is paunchy a common word?

paunchy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.