púnico

See also: punico

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pūnicus (“Punic”), from Poenicus (“Phoenician”), from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpũ.ni.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpũ.ni.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ni.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ni.ku/

Adjective

púnico (feminine púnica, masculine plural púnicos, feminine plural púnicas, not comparable)

1. Punic (of or relating to Carthage)

   Synonyms: cartaginense, cartaginês, elisseu, pênico

2. Punic, treacherous

   Synonyms: desleal, desonesto, falso, mentiroso, pérfido, traiçoeiro

   Antonyms: leal, honesto

Derived terms

• guerra púnica

Noun

púnico m (uncountable)

1. Punic (language)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pūnicus (“Punic”), from Poenicus (“Phoenician”), from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuniko/ [ˈpu.ni.ko]
• Rhymes: -uniko
• Syllabification: pú‧ni‧co

Adjective

púnico (feminine púnica, masculine plural púnicos, feminine plural púnicas)

1. Punic (of or relating to Carthage)

   Synonym: cartaginés

2. Punic, treacherous

   Synonyms: desleal, deshonesto, falso, mentiroso, pérfido

   Antonyms: leal, honesto

Derived terms

• guerra púnica

 

Noun

púnico m (uncountable)

1. Punic (language)

Further reading

• “púnico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10