Polyglot Dictionary

apuñalar

/apuɲaˈlaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
apuñalo
preterite (yo)
apuñalé
past participle
apuñalado

Meaning

  1. to stab

    • Lo apuñalaron por la espalda.

      They stabbed him in the back.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

acuchillar

apuñalar is the standard word for stabbing with a knife, from "puñal" (dagger); acuchillar is more regional or less common, emphasizing "cuchillo" (knife).

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

esfaquear

esfaquear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to stab."

Practice

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