ponch
French, noun/pɔ̃ʃ/
ponch is spelled P-O-N-C-H (5 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written French, the 202,924th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ponch is a French masculine noun meaning “post-1990 spelling of punch (“punch (drink)”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Boisson composée de rhum ou d’eau-de-vie, d’infusion de thé, de jus de citron et de sucre”.
What does ponch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepost-1990 spelling of punch (“punch (drink)”)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Boisson composée de rhum ou d’eau-de-vie, d’infusion de thé, de jus de citron et de sucre. 2. Réunion où l’on sert cette boisson à une personne pour la fêter.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ponch
- ponchs plural
- punch
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ponch?
- /pɔ̃ʃ/
- \pɔ̃ʃ\
- [pɔ̃ʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ponch in French?
ponch appears about once in every 41 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).