pugilism

== English == === Etymology === From Latin pugil (“fist”) +‎ -ism, related to pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Indo-European roots. Compare contemporary pugilist (“boxer”), 1790. === Pronunciation === (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /ˈpjuːdʒɪlɪzəm/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˈpjuːdʒəlɪzəm/ === Noun === pugilism (countable and uncountable, plural pugilisms) Fighting with fists. [from 1791] Synonym: boxing ==== Related terms ==== === References === == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English pugilism. === Noun === pugilism n (uncountable) pugilism ==== Declension ====