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púnico

Portuguese, noun/ˈpũ.ni.ku/

púnico is spelled P-Ú-N-I-C-O (6 letters). Púnico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Punic (language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “natural de Cartago (África)”.

What does púnico mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    Punic (of or relating to Carthage)

  2. 2

    Punic, treacherous

noun

  1. 1

    masculinePunic (language)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. relativo a Cartago (África) 2. relacionado à língua púnica 3. que age com deslealdade

noun: 1. natural de Cartago (África) 2. habitante dessa cidade 3. variante do fenício falado nas regiões ultramarinas do Império Fenício no norte da África, incluindo Cartago e o mar Mediterrâneo (ISO 639-3: xpu)

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 púnico

  • púnica feminine
  • púnicos masculine plural
  • púnicas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce púnico?

  • Brazil /ˈpũ.ni.ku/
  • Portugal /ˈpu.ni.ku/
  • Brazil /ˈpu.nɪ.kʊ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to púnico

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

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