púnico

From Latin pūnicus (“Punic”), from poenicus (“Phoenician”), from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).

púnico (feminine púnica, masculine plural púnicos, feminine plural púnicas, not comparable)

1. Punic (of or relating to Carthage)

   Synonyms: cartaginense, cartaginês, elisseu, pênico

2. Punic, treacherous

   Synonyms: desleal, desonesto, falso, mentiroso, pérfido, traiçoeiro

   Antonyms: leal, honesto

púnico m (uncountable)

1. Punic (language)

• “púnico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “púnico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From Latin pūnicus (“Punic”), from poenicus (“Phoenician”), from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuniko/ [ˈpu.ni.ko]
• Rhymes: -uniko
• Syllabification: pú‧ni‧co

púnico (feminine púnica, masculine plural púnicos, feminine plural púnicas)

1. Punic (of or relating to Carthage)

   Synonym: cartaginés

2. Punic, treacherous

   Synonyms: desleal, deshonesto, falso, mentiroso, pérfido

   Antonyms: leal, honesto

púnico m (uncountable)

1. Punic (language)

• “púnico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025