puñal
Spanish, noun/puˈɲal/
puñal is spelled P-U-Ñ-A-L (5 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 26,332nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Puñal is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “dagger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Arma blanca, ofensiva, de doble filo, de hoja de acero, recta o ligeramente curvada, de corto tamaño y con…”.
What does puñal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinerarefitting in one's hands, fist-size
- 2
femininemasculinerareof a fight or dispute
noun
- 1
masculinedagger
- 2
Mexicoderogatorymasculinea gay man; faggot
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arma blanca, ofensiva, de doble filo, de hoja de acero, recta o ligeramente curvada, de corto tamaño y con punta aguda que sólo hiere por esta. Su empuñadura puede tener distintas formas. 2. Hombre que siente atracción sexual por personas de su mismo sexo biológico.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of puñal
- puñales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce puñal?
- /puˈɲal/
- [puˈɲal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to puñal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is puñal in Spanish?
puñal appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).