punho

Galician

Noun

punho m (plural punhos, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of puño

Further reading

  • “punho”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese punno, puno, from Latin pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Italic *pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos, *puḱnos, from *pewǵ- (“prick, punch”).

    Pronunciation

     

    • Rhymes: -uɲu
    • Hyphenation: pu‧nho

    Noun

    punho m (plural punhos)

    1. fist (clenched hand)
    2. (anatomy) wrist (part of the body between the hand and the forearm)
      Synonym: pulso
    3. the grip of a firearm
      Synonyms: cabo, empunhadura
    4. each end of a hammock

    Derived terms

    Further reading

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