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pungere
Latin · ancient
"to prick, to pierce"
to prick, to pierce
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punctura
Latin · ancient
"a pricking, a piercing"
a pricking, a piercing, from pungere
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puncture
English · 1400s
"a small hole made by a sharp, pointed object"
settled as the English word for a small hole made by a sharp object
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