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Potbelly

noun/pˈɑːtbɛli/
Definition
slang for a paunch
a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈɑːtbɛli/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈɒtbɛlɪ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈɒtbɛlɪ/
3 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːtbɛli/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Bauch
Slang für einen Bauch
🇫🇷French
bedaine
argot pour un ventre
🇪🇸Spanish
barriga
jerga para una barriga
🇮🇹Italian
pancione
gergo per una pancia
🇳🇱Dutch
dikke buik
jargon voor een buikje
🇵🇹Portuguese
barriga
gíria para barriga
🇷🇺Russian
пузатый
жаргонное обозначение пуза
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मोटा आदमी
एक मुक्का के लिए कठबोली भाषा
🇧🇩Bengali
পটবেলি
একটি পাঞ্চের জন্য অপবাদ
🇮🇳Tamil
தொப்பை
ஸ்லாங்
🇮🇳Telugu
పొత్తికడుపు
పాంచ్ కోసం యాస
🇮🇳Marathi
पोटबेली
पंचासाठी अपशब्द
🇮🇳Gujarati
પોટબેલી
પંચ માટે અશિષ્ટ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪೊಟ್ಬೆಲ್ಲಿ
ಪಂಚ್‌ಗಾಗಿ ಗ್ರಾಮ್ಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പൊട്ട്ബെല്ലി
ഒരു പഞ്ചിനുള്ള സ്ലാംഗ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੋਟਬੇਲੀ
ਇੱਕ ਪੰਚ ਲਈ ਗਾਲਾਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیٹی
ایک مکے کے لیے بولی۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
大腹便便
俚语中表示大腹便便的意思
🇯🇵Japanese
太鼓腹
パンチを意味する俗語
🇰🇷Korean
배가 불룩한
배를 뜻하는 속어
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bụng phệ
tiếng lóng cho một cái bụng
🇹🇭Thai
กระโถน
คำสแลงสำหรับหมัด
🇮🇩Indonesian
perut gendut
bahasa gaul untuk perut buncit
🇲🇾Malay
perut buncit
slanga untuk paunch
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بطن
عامية للكرش
🇮🇷Persian
شکم
زبان عامیانه برای یک مشت
🇹🇷Turkish
göbekli
göbek için argo
🇮🇱Hebrew
בטן בטן
סלנג לכריכה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'potbelly'?
The primary meaning of 'potbelly' is 'slang for a paunch'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'potbelly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'potbelly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'potbelly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'potbelly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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