punzar

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *puntiāre < *punctiāre, from Latin punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“prick, sting”) (compare Portuguese punçar, Catalan punxar, Italian ponzare). Alternatively, regressively derived from punzón. See also punchar (a variant possibly taken from a Mozarabic form) and the derivative pinchar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /punˈθaɾ/ [pũn̟ˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /punˈsaɾ/ [pũnˈsaɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to perforate, punch
2. (intransitive) to sting, twinge

Derived terms

• punzada f
• punzante
• punzonar
• punzonería f

Related terms

• punzón m
• punchar
• punto
• pungir