Haunch

//hɔːnt͡ʃ//

Synonyms for "haunch" (24 found)

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Closest matches (5)

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Related words (12)

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Translations

31 translations across 19 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • γλουτός noun (loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food)
  • ἰσχίον noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Armenian

4 entries
  • ազդր noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)
  • բարձ noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)
  • բուդ noun (loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food)
  • զիստ noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • бут noun (loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food)
  • ханш noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Catalan

1 entries
  • anca noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • balikawang noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Czech

1 entries
  • kýta noun (loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food)

Dutch

1 entries
  • bout noun (loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food)

Finnish

3 entries
  • lanne noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)
  • lonkka noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)
  • takaneljännes noun (loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food)

Galician

2 entries
  • ancas noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)
  • garupa noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • lonkka noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Irish

1 entries
  • gorún noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Italian

1 entries
  • coscia noun (loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food)

Latin

1 entries
  • femur noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Hoft noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Russian

1 entries
  • ля́жка noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Slovak

3 entries
  • bedro noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)
  • stehienko noun (loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food)
  • šunka noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Spanish

2 entries
  • anca noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)
  • cuadril noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • balisakang noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)
  • sasapnan noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • vùng hông noun (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks)

Sample sentences

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But I had no time to pursue these reflections; for the gray horse came to the door, and made me a sign to follow him into the third room where I saw a very comely mare, together with a colt and foal, sitting on their haunches upon mats of straw, not unartfully made, and perfectly neat and clean.

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And the rabbit from his path-way Leaped aside, and at a distance Sat erect upon his haunches.

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While Heracles, - the thews and cordage of his thighs Straitened and strained beyond the utmost stretch From quivering heel to haunch like sweating hawsers.

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The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.

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