/ˈpunt͡ʃo/
OriginBorrowed from English punch, from Hindi पाँच (pā̃c, “five”) (per the drink's original five ingredients: spirits, water, lemon juice, sugar, and spice), from Sanskrit पञ्च (páñca). Doublet of keno, kvin, and Pompejo.
- countable, uncountablepunch (beverage usually containing fruit juice and alcohol)
“Mi pensas, ke mi trinkis tro da tasoj da punĉo dum la festo hieraŭ nokte, ĉar hodiaŭ mia postebrio teruras.” — I think I drank too many cups of punch during the party last night, because my hangover is dreadful today.
Formspunĉon(accusative, singular) · punĉoj(plural) · punĉojn(accusative, plural)
Source: Wiktionary