pugnale

Italian

Etymology

From pugno, or from a Vulgar Latin *pūgnālem, from Latin pugnus. Compare Spanish puñal, Portuguese punhal, Catalan punyal, French poignard (Old French poignal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puɲˈɲa.le/
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: pu‧gnà‧le

Noun

pugnale m (plural pugnali)

  1. dagger

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: پنیال (pinyal, rapier)
  • Serbo-Croatian: pìnjāl

See also

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