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pancia

belly

noun PAHN-chah Rare

Also means

stomach

Usage Note

Pancia is the colloquial and most common word for belly or tummy; stomaco refers specifically to the stomach organ. Its plural pance is regular for an -ia noun. Common idiom: avere la pancia piena ('to be full', literally 'to have a full belly'). Mal di pancia means stomach ache in everyday speech.

Examples

"Ho mal di pancia dopo cena."

Natural Translation

I have a stomach ache after dinner.

Literal Translation

I-have pain of belly after dinner.

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