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punho.

fist (clenched hand)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpũ.ɲu/Brazil[ˈpũ.j̃u]Brazil/ˈpu.ɲu/Portugal
  1. fist (clenched hand)

    masculine
  2. wrist (part of the body between the hand and the forearm)

    masculine
  3. the grip of a firearm

    masculine
  4. each end of a hammock

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese punno, puno, from Latin pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Italic *pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos, *puḱnos, from *pewǵ- (“prick, punch”).

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