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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish muñeca, from Old Spanish munneca. Doublet of boneca.
Noun
munheca f (plural munhecas)
- (anatomy) wrist
- Synonyms: pulso, punho
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
munheca
- inflection of munhecar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “munheca”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “munheca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “munheca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “munheca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024