pot-belly

pot-bel·ly

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pot bel-ee]
- /pɒt ˈbɛl i/
- /pɒt ˈbel.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pot bel-ee]
- /pɒt ˈbɛl i/

Definitions of pot-belly word

noun plural pot-belly a distended or protuberant belly. 1
noun plural pot-belly potbelly stove. 1
noun plural pot-belly potbelly wood. 1

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Origin of pot-belly

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-belly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pot-belly

pot-belly 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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