poignard

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Meaning

dagger

Concepts

dagger

dirk

poniard

knife

short sword

sticker

stiletto

obelisk

whinger

Frequency

C2
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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