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- [hawnch, hahnch]
- /hɔntʃ, hɑntʃ/
- /hɔːntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawnch, hahnch]
- /hɔntʃ, hɑntʃ/
Definitions of haunch word
- noun haunch the hip. 1
- noun haunch the fleshy part of the body about the hip. 1
- noun haunch a hindquarter of an animal. 1
- noun haunch the leg and loin of an animal, used for food. 1
- noun haunch Architecture. either side of an arch, extending from the vertex or crown to the impost. the part of a beam projecting below a floor or roof slab. 1
- noun haunch A buttock and thigh considered together, in a human or animal. 1
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Origin of haunch
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English haunche < Old French hanche < Germanic; compare Middle Dutch hanke haunch, hip, German Hanke haunch
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Parts of speech for Haunch
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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haunch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for haunch
noun haunch
- hip — hypochondria.
- buttocks — the two large fleshy masses of thick muscular tissue that form the human rump
- thigh — the part of the lower limb in humans between the hip and the knee.
- leg — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- posterior — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
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