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pot-bellied

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Pot´-bel`lied
a.1.Having a protuberant belly, like the bottom of a pot.
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pot-bellied
adjective fat, overweight, bloated, obese, distended, corpulent, paunchy a podgy-faced, pot-bellied man
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pot-bellied [ˈpɒtˌbelɪd] ADJ (from overeating) → barrigón; (from malnutrition) → de vientre hinchado
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