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Definition 2024
punaise
punaise
See also: punaisé
French
Noun
punaise f (plural punaises)
- (entomology) A bug, stinkbug, a true bug: a member of order Heteroptera
- bedbug
- (colloquial, of a woman) A bug, a nothing; a term of abuse signifying disrespect
- A tack, thumbtack, drawing pin
Derived terms
Interjection
punaise
Verb
punaise
- first-person singular present indicative of punaiser
- third-person singular present indicative of punaiser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of punaiser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of punaiser
- second-person singular imperative of punaiser
References
- “punaise” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).