puño

/ˈpuɲo/ · B1 · noun · m

fist

puño — fist

✊ From Latin pugnus, fist, the root of pugnacious and pugilist

A pugilist is a boxer, someone who fights with their puños. Puño also means a handful (un puño de arroz) and the cuff of a sleeve, the part that sits at the wrist just above the fist.

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