haunch

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.
2. The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food.
3. A squat vertical support structure.
4. (dialectal) A jerked underhand throw.

Verb

1. (transitive) To provide with a haunch or supporting structure.
2. (dialectal, transitive) To throw with an underhand movement.

Sinónimos

hip

loins

thigh

loin

buttock

haunch of arch

rump

hips

lap

nates

quarter

small of the back

tail

waist

hance

hauncheon

one-half

butt-cheek

backside

butt cheek

botty

buttocks

cheek

gluteus

ham

hindquarters

Traducións

hanche

anca

Hüfte

kalça

Lende

cadera

qorik

coscia

femur

γλουτός

anca

Voute

fianco

lombo

Schoß

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/hɔːnt͡ʃ/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: haunche

Relativo a francés: hanche

Relativo a italiano: anca

Relativo a Old High German: ancha

Relativo a Old High German: anchila

Relativo a alemán: Hanke

Relativo a frisón occidental: hancke

In summary

From Middle English haunche, hanche, from Old French hanche, hance, anche (compare French hanche, Italian anca), from a Germanic source, probably Frankish *ankijā, from Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“joint; ankle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“joint; lith”). Cognate with Old High German ancha, encha, einka (“the leg; joint, bend”) (compare Old High German anchila, enchila (“ankle”), German Hanke (“haunch”), West Frisian hancke (“haunch”). More at ankle.