pundonor

English

Etymology

Spanish pundonor

Noun

pundonor (plural pundonores)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of point of honor (both senses)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pundonor (“point of honour”), from Catalan punt d'honor.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pũ.doˈnoʁ/ [pũ.doˈnoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pũ.doˈnoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pũ.doˈnoʁ/ [pũ.doˈnoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pũ.doˈnoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pũ.duˈnoɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pũ.duˈno.ɾi/

Noun

pundonor m or f by sense (plural pundonores)

  1. honour, pride
    • 1914, David Lloyd George, A Guerra Europea, Harrison and Sons, page 2:
      […] de que só a poderiamos ter evitado sacrificando a pundonor nacional.
      […] that we could not have avoided it without national dishonour.
      (literally, “ […] that we could have only avoided sacrificing the national honour.”)

References

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan punt d'honor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pundoˈnoɾ/ [pũn̪.d̪oˈnoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: pun‧do‧nor

Noun

pundonor m (plural pundonores)

  1. self-respect, amour propre

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: pundonor

Further reading

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