empuñar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- + puño + -ar. Compare Portuguese empunhar, Catalan empunyar, Italian impugnare. Compare English impugn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /empuˈɲaɾ/ [ẽm.puˈɲaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧pu‧ñar

Verb

empuñar (first-person singular present empuño, first-person singular preterite empuñé, past participle empuñado)

  1. (transitive) to clutch, grasp or brandish by the handle, to take up
  2. (transitive) to wield
  3. (transitive) to obtain

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