punho
Portuguese, noun/ˈpũ.ɲu/
punho is spelled P-U-N-H-O (5 letters) and appears 7.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,310th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Punho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “fist (clenched hand)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “a parte proximal da mão que se articula com o antebraço”.
What does punho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefist (clenched hand)
- 2
masculinewrist (part of the body between the hand and the forearm)
- 3
masculinethe grip of a firearm
- 4
masculineeach end of a hammock
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. a parte proximal da mão que se articula com o antebraço 2. a mão fechada 3. o cabo de instrumentos perfurantes 4. cabo de arma de fogo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of punho
- punhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce punho?
- Brazil /ˈpũ.ɲu/
- Brazil [ˈpũ.j̃u]
- Portugal /ˈpu.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to punho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is punho in Portuguese?
punho appears 7.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).