haunch
🇺🇸
/hɔːntʃ/
🇬🇧
/hɔːntʃ/
noun
R
the top part of the back of a person or animal, where the legs join the body
She sat on a bench, resting her weight on her haunches.
R
the back part of an animal's body, including the back leg and the area around it, that is sometimes cooked and eaten
The chef prepared a delicious haunch of beef for the dinner.
translation
the top part of the back of a person or animal, where the legs join the body; the back part of an animal's body, including the back leg and the area around it, that is sometimes cooked and eaten
Word Forms
Plural
haunches