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penal.

penal (related to punishment, often in legal context)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/peˈnaw/Brazil[peˈnaʊ̯]Brazil/pɨˈnal/Portugal[pɨˈnaɫ]Portugal
  1. penal (related to punishment, often in legal context)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin poenālis. By surface analysis, pena (“punishment”) + -al.

noun/peˈnaw/Brazil[peˈnaʊ̯]Brazil/pɨˈnal/Portugal[pɨˈnaɫ]Portugal
  1. pencil case

    Paraná · masculine
Where this word comes from

From German Pennal, from Latin pennale, from penna (“feather”). Likely reinforced by Ukrainian and Russian пенал (penal). By surface analysis, pena (“feather”) + -al.

noun/peˈnaw/Brazil[peˈnaʊ̯]Brazil/pɨˈnal/Portugal[pɨˈnaɫ]Portugal
  1. penalty

    Brazil · masculine
Where this word comes from

From pênalti.

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