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Yes. The word ponce is a Scrabble US word. The word ponce is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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5-letter words (2 found)

COPEN,PONCE,

4-letter words (7 found)

CONE,COPE,NOPE,ONCE,OPEN,PEON,PONE,

3-letter words (10 found)

CEP,CON,COP,ECO,EON,NEP,ONE,OPE,PEC,PEN,

2-letter words (8 found)

EN,NE,NO,OE,ON,OP,PE,PO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 28 words from ponce according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of ponce

ponce opnce pnoce npoce onpce nopce pocne opcne pcone cpone ocpne copne pncoe npcoe pcnoe cpnoe ncpoe cnpoe oncpe nocpe ocnpe conpe ncope cnope ponec opnec pnoec npoec onpec nopec poenc openc peonc eponc oepnc eopnc pneoc npeoc penoc epnoc nepoc enpoc onepc noepc oenpc eonpc neopc enopc pocen opcen pcoen cpoen ocpen copen poecn opecn peocn epocn oepcn eopcn pceon cpeon pecon epcon cepon ecpon ocepn coepn oecpn eocpn ceopn ecopn pnceo npceo pcneo cpneo ncpeo cnpeo pneco npeco penco epnco nepco enpco pceno cpeno pecno epcno cepno ecpno ncepo cnepo necpo encpo cenpo ecnpo oncep nocep ocnep conep ncoep cnoep onecp noecp oencp eoncp neocp enocp ocenp coenp oecnp eocnp ceonp econp nceop cneop necop encop cenop ecnop

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Definitions and meaning of ponce

ponce

Etymology 1

Uncertain, but probably an aphetic form of French alphonse (“kept man”), from the male given name Alphonse. Also sometimes connected to pounce or French pensionnaire (“pensioner, person living without working”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɒns/
  • Rhymes: -ɒns

Noun

ponce (plural ponces)

  1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, derogatory, slang) A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.
    1. Synonym of kept man. [1859]
    2. Synonym of pimp, especially one hired by a prostitute as a tout, bodyguard, and driver. [1872]
  2. (British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory, slang) Synonym of poof: an effeminate male homosexual; any similarly effeminate man. [1932]
Synonyms
  • (kept man): cicisbeo, sugar baby
  • (pimp): fleshmonger, hustler, mack; see also Thesaurus:pimp
  • (effeminate male homosexual): fairy, nelly; see also Thesaurus:male homosexual
  • (effeminate man): cockney, girlyman, quiche-eater; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man
Derived terms
  • ponce wheel
  • poncy
Translations

Verb

ponce (third-person singular simple present ponces, present participle poncing, simple past and past participle ponced)

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang)

  1. To act as a pimp.
  2. (by extension) To try to get rid of or sell something.
  3. To borrow (something) from somebody without returning it.
  4. To cadge.
  5. (derogatory) To behave in a posh or effeminate manner.
Synonyms
  • (to act as a pimp): hustle, whore out; see also Thesaurus:pimp out

Etymology 2

From French panse (“belly”).

Noun

ponce (plural ponces)

  1. (Louisiana) The stomach of a pig, especially when stuffed as chaudin (a Louisianan food).

Anagrams

  • Copen, NOPEC

French

Etymology

From Latin pūmex (via a Late Latin pōmex).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ̃s/

Noun

ponce f (plural ponces)

  1. pumice
  2. (Quebec) hot alcoholic beverage made with gin or rum

Related terms

  • poncer
  • poncif

Further reading

  • “ponce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Alternative forms

  • poncio

Etymology

Borrowed from English punch, from Hindi पाँच (pā̃c, “five”), because of the drink's original five ingredients (spirits, water, lemon juice, sugar, and spice), from Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔn.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -ɔntʃe
  • Hyphenation: pòn‧ce

Noun

ponce m (uncountable)

  1. punch (beverage)

Further reading

  • ponce in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Source: wiktionary.org