punxar

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin pungō (“I puncture”), either analogically derived from Catalan punxí, from the perfect form of the Latin verb, or through a Vulgar Latin *punctiāre, itself possibly reaching Catalan (and the Spanish equivalent punchar) through a Valencian Mozarabic intermediate. Compare also Spanish punzar, pinchar, and Occitan ponchar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [puɲˈʃa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [puɲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Homophone: punxà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

punxar (first-person singular present punxo, first-person singular preterite punxí, past participle punxat)

1. (transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to puncture, prick, pierce
2. (transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to sting

Related terms

• punció f
• punxada f
• punxa f
• punxegut
• punxó m
• punxut
• punyir