púgil

See also: pugil

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pugil.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ʒiw/ [ˈpu.ʒiʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ʒil/ [ˈpu.ʒiɫ]

• Hyphenation: pú‧gil

Noun

púgil m (plural pugís)

1. boxer

   Synonyms: boxeador, boxeadora, boxeur, pugilista

Derived terms

• pugilista
• pugilístico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pugil.

Noun

púgil m (plural púgiles)

1. boxer, pugilist

Derived terms

• pugilista

 

Further reading

• “púgil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28