Puna

See also: puna, puña, and puñá

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Puna f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – now Maihueniopsis.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Puna clavarioides (now Maihueniopsis clavarioides) - type species

References

• Maihueniopsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Maihueniopsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːnə

Etymology 1

From Spanish puna, from Quechua puna.

Noun

Puna (plural Punas)

1. Alternative form of puna

Proper noun

Puna

1. Altiplano, a region that covers part of Bolivia, Peru, and the northern end of Argentina and Chile.

Etymology 2

From Hawaiian puna.

Proper noun

Puna

1. A district in the east-southeast portion of the island of Hawaii, in the state of Hawaii, United States.

Etymology 3

From Spanish Puná.

Proper noun

Puna

1. An island off the coast of southern Ecuador.

Etymology 4

From Urdu پونا (Pūnā).

Proper noun

Puna

1. A village in Punjab, Pakistan.

Etymology 5

See Pune.

Proper noun

Puna

1. Alternative spelling of Poona, a major city and district of Maharashtra, India.

Anagrams

• napu

Portuguese

Proper noun

Puna f

1. Alternative form of Pune