punxa

See also: punxà

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpuɲ.ʃə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈpuɲ.t͡ʃa]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from punxar.

Noun

punxa f (plural punxes)

1. point
   • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 4, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

     Després de fer punxa amb el ganivet els clavava al fons, mirant al cel.

     After sharpening them to a point with the knife, I hammered them into the bottom, looking at the sky.

2. a stabbing pain
3. (textiles) noil

Derived terms

• punexgut
• punxós

Etymology 2

Verb

punxa

1. inflection of punxar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “punxa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.