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punheta.

wank (act of male masturbation)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pũˈɲe.tɐ/Brazil[pũˈj̃e.tɐ]Brazil/puˈɲe.tɐ/Portugal

  1. wank (act of male masturbation)

    feminine · slang · vulgar

  2. hand job

    feminine · slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos Proto-Italic *pugnos Latin pugnus Old Galician-Portuguese punno Portuguese punho Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Middle French -ettebor. Old Galician-Portuguese -eta ▲ Italian -ettainflu. ▲ French -etteinflu. Portuguese -eta Portuguese punheta From punho (“fist”) + -eta.

verb/pũˈɲɛ.tɐ/Brazil[pũˈj̃ɛ.tɐ]Brazil/puˈɲɛ.tɐ/Portugal

  1. inflection of punhetar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · slang · third-person · vulgar

  2. inflection of punhetar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular · slang · vulgar
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