punho

Portuguese

punho

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

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpũ.ɲu/ [ˈpũ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ɲu/

Rhymes: -uɲu
Hyphenation: pu‧nho

Noun

punho m (plural punhos)

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

Derived terms

apunhar
em punho
empunhar
punhada
punhado
punheta
punhete
punho elástico

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