poignard
Meaning
dagger
Concepts
dagger
dirk
poniard
knife
short sword
sticker
stiletto
obelisk
whinger
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pwa.ɲaʁ/
Etymology
From an alteration of Old French poignal, poignel, from Vulgar Latin *pugnāle(m), from Latin pugnus (“fist”) (whence French poing), in the manner of manuālis. Compare Spanish puñal; Portuguese and Occitan punhal; Catalan punyal; Italian pugnale.
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