Masculine
punho
Meaning
- (masculine) fist (clenched hand)
- (masculine) wrist (part of the body between the hand and the forearm)
- (masculine) the grip of a firearm
- (masculine) each end of a hammock
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
poing
puño
vuist
Faust
pugno
puny
pugnus
γροθιάFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpũ.ɲu/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese punno, puno, from Latin pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Italic *pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos, *puḱnos, from *pewǵ- (“prick, punch”).
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