Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pugio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: pu-gio
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dagger or poignard, especially the kind used by the Ancient Romans.

Example Sentences

"The Pugio or Dagger was used by the Romans, a species of that weapon called the Hand Seax was worn by the Saxons, with which they massacred the English on Salisbury Plain in 476."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pūgiō.

Inflected Forms

pugios (plural)

Questions

What does pugio mean?: A dagger or poignard, especially the kind used by the Ancient Romans.
Where does pugio come from?: Borrowed from Latin pūgiō.

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