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puño

fist

noun POO-nyoh Rare

Origin: From Latin pugnus (fist).

Also means

cuff

Usage Note

Puño means a clenched fist (golpear con el puño) but also the cuff of a shirt or jacket sleeve. The derived noun puñado (puño + -ado) means a handful, not the diminutive. De su puño y letra (in one's own handwriting) is a common idiom for something written by hand personally.

Examples

"Apretó el puño con rabia."

Natural Translation

He clenched his fist with rage.

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