punaise

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See also: punaisé

French

punaise (1)
punaises (3)

Etymology

From the feminine of punais (“having a foul odor”), from Vulgar Latin *pūtināsius, from Latin puteō + nāsus, based on nāriputēns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /py.nɛz/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛz

Noun

punaise f (plural punaises)

  1. (entomology) bug, stinkbug; true bug (a member of order Heteroptera)
  2. bedbug
  3. tack, thumbtack, drawing pin
  4. (colloquial, derogatory, of a woman) a bug, a nothing (a term of abuse)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: punese
  • → Ottoman Turkish: پونز (pünez)
  • → Persian: پونز (punez)
  • →⇒ Polish: pinezka
  • → Romanian: piuneză

Verb

punaise

  1. inflection of punaiser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Interjection

punaise

  1. (colloquial) Euphemistic form of putain; darn, shoot, shucks

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