Complete Definition of "midriff"

English

Etymology
Mid (Old English midd, from the PIE root *medhyo-, also the source of Latin medius and Russian межа) + riff (Old English hrif, from the PIE root *kʷrép-o-, also the source of Latin corpus and Russian к��п).

Noun
midriff

  1. The mid section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist

Translations
Dutch: middenrif n
French: ventre m

See also
diaphragm

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