panza

/ˈpanθa/ · B2 · noun · f

belly

panza — belly

🫃 panza sounds like PAN-THA: a belly stuffed like a full PAN of food

Spanish panza (belly) comes from Latin pantex, meaning belly or intestines. Link the sound PAN to a pan of food: a panza is where all that pan-cooked food ends up. Sancho Panza, Don Quixote's squire, is literally named Sancho Belly.

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