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]

• (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)

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

• apunhar
• em punho
• empunhar
• punhada
• punhado
• punheta
• punhete
• punho elástico

 

Related terms

• impugnar
• púgil
• pugnador
• pugnaz
• repugnar