puño

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See also: puno, puñó, and puno'

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese punno, puno, from Latin pugnus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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puño m (plural puños)

  1. fist
    • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: CSIC, page 117:
      Ferragudo desque a perdeu coudou a matar Rrulan, et çarrou o puño et doulle cõ el ẽna cabeça do caualo et matoullo.
      Ferragut, as soon as he lost it, decided to kill Roland; and he closed his fist and stroke it on the horse's head, killing it
  2. handle
    Synonyms: empuñadura, mazá, pomo
  3. fistful
    Synonyms: presa, puñado
  4. cuff (of a shirt, etc.)
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References

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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puño

  1. first-person singular present indicative of puñar

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpuɲo/ [ˈpu.ɲo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uɲo
  • Syllabification: pu‧ño

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin pugnus, from Proto-Italic *pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos, Proto-Indo-European *puḱnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (prick, punch). Compare English poniard.

Noun

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puño m (plural puños)

  1. fist (hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward)
  2. fistful, handful, bunch (amount that can be contained in the hand)
  3. wristband, cuff (end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist)
  4. handle, hilt (part of a tool, weapon, or other object, that is designed to be held in the hand when used)
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • ? Murui Huitoto: pute

Etymology 2

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Verb

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puño

  1. first-person singular present indicative of puñar

Further reading

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