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Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese punno, puno, from Latin pugnus.
Pronunciation
Noun
puño m (plural puños)
- fist
- handle
- Synonyms: empuñadura, mazá, pomo
- fistful
- Synonyms: presa, puñado
- cuff (of a shirt, etc.)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “puño”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “puño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “puño”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- “puño”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Etymology 2
Verb
puño
- first-person singular present indicative of puñar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuɲo/
- Rhymes: -uɲo
- Syllabification: pu‧ño
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin pugnus, from Proto-Italic *pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos, Proto-Indo-European *puḱnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“prick, punch”). Compare English poniard.
Noun
puño m (plural puños)
- fist (hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward)
- fistful, handful, bunch (amount that can be contained in the hand)
- wristband, cuff (end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist)
- handle, hilt (part of a tool, weapon, or other object, that is designed to be held in the hand when used)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
puño
- first-person singular present indicative of puñar
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