punhal

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Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

punhal

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Spanish puñal.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pũˈɲaw/ [pũˈj̃aʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈɲaw/ [puˈɲaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈɲal/ [puˈɲaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈɲa.li/

Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
Hyphenation: pu‧nhal

Noun[edit]

punhal m (plural punhais)

poniard (a dagger with a triangular blade)
Synonyms: adaga, faca
(generalisation) any dagger

Derived terms[edit]

apunhalar

References[edit]

^ “punhal” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “punhal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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