Definitions for haunchhɔntʃ, hɑntʃ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
haunchhɔntʃ, hɑntʃ(n.)
the hip or the fleshy part of the body about the hip.
Category: Anatomy
a hindquarter of an animal.
Category: Zoology
the leg and loin of an animal, used for food.
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.
Category: Architecture
Origin of haunch:
1150–1200; ME < OF hanche < Gmc; cf. MD hanke haunch, hip
haunched(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
haunch(noun)
the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings
haunch(noun)
the loin and leg of a quadruped
Wiktionary
haunch(Noun)
The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that is able to sit on its hindquarters.
haunch(Noun)
The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food.
haunch(Noun)
A squat vertical support structure.
Webster Dictionary
Haunch(noun)
the hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part
Haunch(noun)
of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of venison
Translations for haunch
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
haunch(noun)
(usually in plural) the fleshy part of the hip
The children were squatting on their haunches.
- hurkeAfrikaans
- عَجْز، كَفَلArabic
- бедроBulgarian
- ancaPortuguese (BR)
- hýždě; zadekCzech
- das GesäßGerman
- bagdel; numseDanish
- γλουτός, πισινά (πληθ.)Greek
- cadera y muslo; ancaSpanish
- kintsEstonian
- كفلFarsi
- lonkkaFinnish
- hanche, derrièreFrench
- יָרֵךHebrew
- पुठ्ठा, नितम्बHindi
- bedro, stegnoCroatian
- csípőHungarian
- panggulIndonesian
- mjöðm, lendIcelandic
- ancaItalian
- しりJapanese
- 궁둥이, 둔부Korean
- šlaunis, kulšisLithuanian
- gurnsLatvian
- punggungMalay
- lendeDutch
- bakpart, hofte, (på) hukNorwegian
- pośladekPolish
- كفلPersian
- كوناټى ، د حيوان ورون او پښهPashto
- ancaPortuguese
- pulpăRomanian
- корточкиRussian
- zadokSlovak
- bok, zadnjicaSlovenian
- bedroSerbian
- höft, länd, [sitta på] hukSwedish
- เนื้อสะโพกThai
- kalçaTurkish
- 臀部Chinese (Trad.)
- стегноUkrainian
- سرین کا گوشت والا حصہUrdu
- vùng hôngVietnamese
- 臀部Chinese (Simp.)
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