Polyglot Dictionary

punho

/ˈpuɲu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os punhos

Meaning

  1. fist

    • Fechou o punho.

      He clenched his fist.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Faust

Faust is the German word for the same thing — both mean "fist."

Spanish

puño

puño is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "fist."

Practice

1 What does punho mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fechou o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches punho?

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