Feminine

púa

Meaning

  1. (feminine) sharp point, prong, spike, pick
  2. (feminine) thorn
  3. (feminine) plectrum, pick
  4. (feminine) nut pick
  5. (feminine) tine (of a fork)

Frequency

36k
Hyphenated as
pú‧a
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpua/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pugia, from Latin pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to sting”). Cognate with Galician puga, púa, Catalan pua, Portuguese pua.

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