punga

== English == === Noun === punga (plural pungas) Alternative form of ponga. === Anagrams === Pangu == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Romanian pungă (“bag, purse”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpuŋɡɒ] Hyphenation: pun‧ga Rhymes: -ɡɒ === Noun === punga (plural pungák) (Transylvania, informal) bag (soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc.) Synonyms: zacskó, tasak ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Icelandic == === Noun === punga indefinite accusative plural of pungur indefinite genitive plural of pungur == Italian == === Verb === punga inflection of pungere: first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Anagrams === pugna == Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *puŋa (“coral rock”), from Proto-Central Pacific *puŋa, from Proto-Oceanic *buŋa (“white, porous coral or growth”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋa (“flower”, compare *buŋa ni batu (“coral sponge”, literally “stone bloom”)). Cognates include Hawaiian puna (“coral, lime, plaster, calcium”), Tahitian puʻa (“coral, lime”), Tongan punga and Samoan puga. Compare also Fijian vuga. Doublet of pua. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpuŋa/ [ˈpʉŋɐ] === Noun === punga coral any silicate or calcite material pungarehu: ash pungapunga: pumice anchor === Verb === punga to anchor to secure to sink, to fall === Related terms === pungarehu pungapunga pungorungoru === References === === Further reading === John C. Moorfield (2011), “punga”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ũɡɐ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Lunfardo punga. Cognate with Spanish punga. ==== Noun ==== punga m or f by sense (plural pungas) (Brazil, informal) pickpocket Synonyms: (Brazil) punguista, (Brazil) batedor de carteira, (Portugal) carteirista ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== punga f (plural pungas) (Brazil, informal) pickpocketing === Etymology 2 === Unknown. Perhaps from an African language. ==== Noun ==== punga f (plural pungas) (Brazil, music) a type of samba === Etymology 3 === Unknown. ==== Adjective ==== punga m or f (plural pungas) (Brazil) useless, of low quality (Brazil, horse racing, of a horse) that usually finishes last in a race ==== Noun ==== punga m (plural pungas) (Brazil) a low-performing horse === Further reading === “punga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “punga”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “punga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “punga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Noun === punga definite nominative/accusative singular of pungă == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpunɡa/ [ˈpũŋ.ɡa] Rhymes: -unɡa Syllabification: pun‧ga === Adjective === punga m or f (masculine and feminine plural pungas) (slang, Chile) vulgar, rascal, common person === Further reading === “punga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Verb === -punga (infinitive kupunga) to decrease, diminish to exorcise ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Augmentative: -pungua Causative: -punguza Passive: -pungwa == Swedish == === Etymology === pung (“scrotum”) +‎ -a === Verb === punga (present pungar, preterite pungade, supine pungat, imperative punga) (slang) to place (something) between one's penis and scrotum (or in one's underwear more generally, usually for smuggling purposes) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== See also ==== punga ut === References === Fula Ordboken Slangopedia == Tagalog == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpuŋa/ [ˈpuː.ŋɐ] Rhymes: -uŋa Syllabification: pu‧nga === Noun === punga (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜅ) (derogatory) Chinese person ==== Related terms ==== beho ==== See also ==== pungas === Further reading === “punga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Santos, Vito C. (1978), Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 2157 === Anagrams === upang