punho

Portuguese

/ˈpu.ɲu/, /ˈpu.ɲo/

noun
Definitions
  • fist clenched hand
  • (anatomy) wrist part of the body between the hand and the forearm
  • the grip of a firearm
  • each end of a hammock

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese punno inherited from Latin pugnus (fist, punch) inherited from Proto-Italic *pugnos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*puǵnos

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