punese

== English == === Alternative forms === punice === Etymology === From French punaise, from punais (“stinking”), from Latin putere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpjuːniːz/ === Noun === punese (plural puneses) (obsolete, rare) A bedbug. === References === “punese”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.