haunch

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

anca

coscia

lombo

fianco

chiappe

chiappa

natica

sedere

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deretano

gluteo

culo

🍑

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

hanche

Hüfte

Lende

kalça

cadera

lende

femur

γλουτός

Voute

anca

qorik

bil

heup

Schoß

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/hɔːnt͡ʃ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: haunche

Affine francese: hanche

Affine italiano: anca

Affine tedesco antico alto: ancha

Affine tedesco antico alto: anchila

Affine tedesco: Hanke

Affine frisone occidentale: 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.