Kilo Lingo

/ˈbeli/

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Coloured illustration of belly
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Translation

The soft front part of your body between your chest and your legs.

Word origin

From Old English belg, meaning a bag or a skin: the belly was seen as the body's bag.

Origin
Old English
Root
belg
English cognates
bellows

Examples

tickled .

"Belly" is a warm, everyday word for this part of the body.

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"On your belly" means face down.

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A full belly means you have eaten enough.

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This word is part of lesson 51.