empunhar
Meaning
to hold [something] by its end with one’s clenched fist, like a sword
Frequency
Hyphenated as
em‧pu‧nhar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ẽ.pũˈɲa(ʁ)/
Etymology
From em- + punho + -ar. Compare Spanish empuñar, Catalan empunyar, Italian impugnare.
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