punaise
See also: punaisé
French edit
Etymology edit
From the feminine of punais (“having a foul odor”), from Vulgar Latin *pūtināsius, from Latin puteō + nāsus, based on nāriputēns.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
punaise f (plural punaises)
- (entomology) bug, stinkbug; true bug (a member of order Heteroptera)
- bedbug
- tack, thumbtack, drawing pin
- (colloquial, derogatory) a worthless woman (a term of abuse)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: punese
- → Ottoman Turkish: پونز (pünez)
- Turkish: pünez
- → Persian: پونز (punez)
- →⇒ Polish: pinezka
- → Romanian: piuneză
Verb edit
punaise
- inflection of punaiser:
Interjection edit
punaise
- (colloquial) Euphemistic form of putain; darn, shoot, shucks
Further reading edit
- “punaise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.