el
masculine
/puɲeˈtaθo/
#3776 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
punch
Word origin
From puño ('fist') plus the augmentative suffix -azo ('a blow with'). Puño comes from Latin pugnus ('fist').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pugnus
- English cognates
- pugnacious, pugilist
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralpuñetazos
Examples
.
He gave the table a punch out of anger.
boxeador .
The boxer won with a single punch.
¡ !
Settling things with punches is not fair!
.
The punch left a mark on his face.
¿ lanzó ?
Did you see the punch he threw at the end of the fight?
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