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Added 9 October 2026

pouch

/paʊt͡ʃ/ noun

In Latin: marsūpium, sacculus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pouch at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A small or medium size container for holding or carrying things.
An enclosed space.
the trapped miners found a pocket of air
(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican).

verb

Put into a small bag.
Send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels.
Swell or protrude outwards.
His stomach bulged after the huge meal

Origin

From Middle English pouche, poche, borrowed from Old Northern French pouche, from Old French poche, puche (whence French poche; compare also the Anglo-Norman variant poke), of Germanic origin: from Frankish *poka (“pouch”) (compare Middle Dutch poke, Old English pohha, dialectal German Pfoch). Doublet of poke; compare pocket.

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