pugnace
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pugnāx.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pyɡ.nas/
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Adjective
pugnace (plural pugnaces)
- pugnacious
- Synonym: combatif
Derived terms
- pugnacité
- pugnacement
Related terms
Further reading
- “pugnace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pugnācem.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puɲˈɲa.t͡ʃe/
- Rhymes: -atʃe
- Hyphenation: pu‧gnà‧ce
Adjective
pugnace m or f by sense (plural pugnaci)
- pugnacious, combative, fond of fighting
Derived terms
Related terms
References
Portuguese
Adjective
pugnace m or f (plural pugnaces)
- alternative form of pugnaz
Further reading
- “pugnace”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “pugnace”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026