"punch" meaning in French

See punch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɔ̃ʃ/ Audio: Fr-Paris--punch.ogg [Paris], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-punch.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-punch.wav [Canada] (note: Shawinigan) Forms: punchs [plural], ponch [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from English punch, from Hindi पाँच (pā̃c, “five”)/Urdu پانچ (pānc). Doublet of cinq. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|punch}} Borrowed from English punch, {{der|fr|hi|पाँच||five}} Hindi पाँच (pā̃c, “five”), {{der|fr|ur|پانچ|tr=pānc}} Urdu پانچ (pānc), {{doublet|fr|cinq}} Doublet of cinq Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} punch m (plural punchs)
  1. punch (drink) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-punch-fr-noun-gkTF3f~s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pœ̃tʃ/
Etymology: Borrowed from English punch, from Old French ponchonner (“to punch”), from ponchon (“pointed tool”), from Latin punctio, from punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|punch}} Borrowed from English punch, {{der|fr|fro|ponchonner||to punch}} Old French ponchonner (“to punch”), {{der|fr|la|punctio}} Latin punctio Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|-}} punch m (uncountable)
  1. punch (power, strength, energy) Tags: masculine, uncountable Derived forms: puncheur
    Sense id: en-punch-fr-noun-HsghAwMR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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