puño americano

Spanish

a set of brass knuckles

Etymology

Literally, “American fist”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpuɲo ameɾiˈkano/ [ˌpu.ɲo a.me.ɾiˈka.no]
• Syllabification: pu‧ño a‧me‧ri‧ca‧no

Noun

puño americano m (plural puños americanos)

1. (Spain) brass knuckles

   Synonyms: puño de acero, manopla, nudillera

Further reading

• “puño americano”, 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