"puñal" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /puˈɲal/, [puˈɲal] Forms: plural puñales [feminine, masculine]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pūgnāle(m), based on Latin pūgnus (“fist”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|VL.|*pūgnālis|*pūgnāle(m)||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *pūgnāle(m), {{inh+|es|VL.|*pūgnālis|*pūgnāle(m)}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pūgnāle(m), {{inh|es|la|pūgnus||fist}} Latin pūgnus (“fist”) Head templates: {{es-adj}} puñal m or f (masculine and feminine plural puñales)
  1. (rare) fitting in one's hands, fist-size Tags: feminine, masculine, rare
    Sense id: en-puñal-es-adj-YNGnKmjy Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 67 4 1 28
  2. (rare) of a fight or dispute Tags: feminine, masculine, rare
    Sense id: en-puñal-es-adj-sCAPfqZS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /puˈɲal/, [puˈɲal] Forms: puñales [plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Possibly from a derivative of Latin pugna (“fight”), with the suffix -al. Or a shortening of older cuchillo (“knife”) puñal, deriving from the above word and meaning as big as a fist. Compare Portuguese punhal, Catalan punyal, Italian pugnale, French poignard, Romanian pumnal. Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|pugna||fight}} Latin pugna (“fight”), {{m|es|-al}} -al, {{m|es|cuchillo||knife}} cuchillo (“knife”), {{m|es|puñal}} puñal, {{cog|pt|punhal}} Portuguese punhal, {{cog|ca|punyal}} Catalan punyal, {{cog|it|pugnale}} Italian pugnale, {{cog|fr|poignard}} French poignard, {{cog|ro|pumnal}} Romanian pumnal Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} puñal m (plural puñales)
  1. dagger Tags: masculine Synonyms: daga
    Sense id: en-puñal-es-noun-ZBX65lor
  2. (Mexico, derogatory) a gay man; faggot Tags: Mexico, derogatory, masculine Synonyms: maricón, puto, joto
    Sense id: en-puñal-es-noun-6KfIdS8C Categories (other): Mexican Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: apuñalar, puñalada, puñalito, puñalote Related terms: puño
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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