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pugno.

fist

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpuɲ.ɲo/

  1. fist

    masculine

  2. punch

    masculine

  3. fistful, handful

    masculine

  4. small quantity; handful

    broadly · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin pugnus, from Proto-Italic *pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos, from *pewǵ- (“prick, punch”).

verb/ˈpuɲ.ɲo/

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pugnare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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