/ˈstʌmək/

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Meaning

The part inside your body where food goes after you eat it. People also use the word for the front of the body below the chest.

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Word origin

From Greek stomachos, at first the throat, from stoma, a mouth. It came into English through Latin and French.

Origin
Greek
Root
stomachos

Grammar

Gender
Pluralstomachs

Examples

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The stomach is where food goes after you eat.

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Here "stomach" means the front of the body below the chest.

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"A full stomach" means just after a big meal.

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This word is taught in chapter 18, lesson 4: stomach, buzz, newspaper and 7 more words.