pua

1. (feminine) sharp end; point
2. (feminine) drill; bit (rotary cutting tool)
3. (feminine) sting
4. (Brazil, colloquial, feminine) womanizer, player

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpu.ɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: puga

Cognate with Spanish: púa

Cognate with English: PUA

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pugia, from Latin pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to sting”). Cognate with Galician puga, púa and Spanish púa. The sense "womanizer", "player" is influenced by English PUA.

Concepts

bit

bitstock

Synonyms

broca

verruma

Translations

Bohrer

bit

punta

Stachel

foret

chignole

vilebrequin

menarola

trapano

girabacchino

punta di trapano

drilboor

spilboor

boortje

bor