/puˈɲal/, [puˈɲɑɫ]
Orixe14th century. Either from puño (“wrist; fist”) + -al, from Latin pugnus (“fist”), or from a Vulgar Latin *pūgnālis, pūgnāle. Compare Portuguese punhal, Spanish puñal, Catalan punyal, Italian pugnale, French poignard, Romanian pumnal.
- masculineponiard (a dagger with a triangular blade)
- broadly, masculineany dagger
“Iten huun puñal dourado que ten duas onças de prata et huuns canivetes garnidos et huun relicario con sua cadea” — Item, a gilded poniard which have two ounces of silver and some garnished knives and a reliquary with its necklace
Formaspuñais(plural)
Fonte: Wikcionario