pouch en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /paʊt͡ʃ/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *puhô Frankish *pokōbor. Old French puche Old Northern French pouchebor. Middle English pouche English pouch From Middle English pouche, poche, borrowed from Old Northern French pouche, from Old French poche, puche (whence French poche; compare also the Anglo-Norman variant poke), of Germanic origin: from Frankish *poka (“pouch”) (compare Middle Dutch poke, Old English pohha, dialectal German Pfoch). Doublet of poke; compare pocket.
Meanings
- A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
- An organic pocket in which a marsupial carries its young.
- Any pocket or bag-shaped object, such as a cheek pouch.
- (dated, derogatory, slang) A protuberant belly; a paunch.
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A cyst or sac containing fluid.
[…]form a large Pouch or Cyst
1747, Samuel Sharp, A Treatise on the Operations of Surgery:
- A silicle, or short pod, as of the shepherd's purse.
- A bulkhead in the hold of a vessel, to prevent grain etc. from shifting.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pouches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
posing pouch · manpouch · pouchful · brood pouch · shepherd's pouch · Morison's pouch · pouchling · Pavlov pouch · Faraday pouch · retort pouch · nicotine pouch · retortable pouch · pouchless · pillow pouch · pouch of Morison · pouchitis · pouchmaker · pouchy · pseudopouch · Rathke's pouch · pouchlike · Poucher · laryngeal pouch · pouchmaking · abdominal pouch · pencil pouch
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (104)
de Beutel (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · fi pussukka (small bag) · es bolsa marsupial (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · gl taleiga (small bag) · es cartapacio (small bag) · es bolsita (small bag) · fr poche (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · fr mastothèque (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · ga tiachóg (small bag) · mk џеб (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · ro punguță (small bag) · ba тоҡсай (small bag) · eo saketo (small bag) · fr bourse (small bag) · el μάρσιπος (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · fr sachet (small bag) · es saquito (small bag) · hu erszény (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · uk су́мка (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · pdt Biedel (small bag) · pl sakiewka (small bag) · gl burchaca (small bag) · uk торби́нка (small bag) · ota چانطه (small bag) · ta பை (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · es marsupio (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · es bolsa (small bag) · bg торба́ (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · cs vak (small bag) · grc μάρσιππος (small bag) · mk ќе́се (small bag) · tl lukbot (small bag) · fr marsupium (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · grc βαλλάντιον (small bag) · es petaca (small bag) · fr petit sac (small bag) · ro trăistuță (small bag) · ro marsupiu (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · uk міше́чок (small bag) · tr poşet (small bag) · bg кеси́я (small bag) · si මඩිස්සලය (small bag) · hi थैला (small bag) · it sacchetto (small bag) · hu erszény (small bag) · gl dobrer (small bag) · hi थैली (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · ba янсыҡ (small bag) · fi pussi (small bag) · ru су́мка (small bag) · fr blague à tabac (small bag) · no pung (small bag) · ru мешо́чек (small bag) · pt malote (small bag) · fr poche (small bag) · gl cartafol (small bag) · pt bolsa (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · fr sac postal (small bag) · pt bolsa (small bag) · pl saszetka (small bag) · es valija (small bag) · cmn 育兒袋 /育儿袋 (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · ru мешо́к (small bag) · tl lukbot (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · gl badaza (small bag) · hi थैली (small bag) · gl barxoleta (small bag) · ca marsupi (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · ja 袋 (small bag) · ta பை (small bag) · eo marsupio (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · ang ceod (small bag) · fr besace (small bag) · cmn 囊 (small bag) · niv ӿонтӄ (small bag) · hy քսակ (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · tr kese (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · ru су́мка (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · cmn 袋 (small bag) · oc saquet (small bag) · mk то́рба (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · de Beutel (small bag) · la marsūpium (small bag) · sq trastë (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · gd sporan (small bag) · la sacculus (small bag) · no pung (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · mk то́рбичка (small bag) · el σακούλα (small bag) · cs váček (small bag) · gl besa (small bag) · fi pussi (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · bg торби́чка (small bag) · cs vak (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · gl argán (small bag) · fr étui à munitions (small bag) · sv pung (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young) · fr giberne (small bag) · fr pochon (small bag) · gl boria (small bag) · pl sakwa (small bag) · hy քսակ (small bag) · gl bucha (small bag) · ro săculeț (small bag)