pot-bellied

pot-bel·lied

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pot bel-eed]
- /pɒt ˈbɛl id/
- /pɒt -bel.ɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pot bel-eed]
- /pɒt ˈbɛl id/

Definitions of pot-bellied word

noun plural pot-bellied a distended or protuberant belly. 1
noun plural pot-bellied potbelly stove. 1
noun plural pot-bellied potbelly wood. 1
adjective pot-bellied Someone, usually a man, who is pot-bellied has a pot belly. 0

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Origin of pot-bellied

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1705-15; pot1 + belly

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Parts of speech for Pot-bellied

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pot-bellied

pot-bellied popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for pot-bellied

adj pot-bellied

butterball — a chubby or fat person
fat — File Allocation Table

adjective pot-bellied

lard — the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
whalelike — Resembling a whale or some aspect of one.

All 4 Synonyms of pot-bellied