punaise

noun
pu·​naise | \ pyüˈnāz\
variants: or punese \ -​nēz \
plural -s

Definition of punaise

: bedbug

History and Etymology for punaise

Middle French punaise, from feminine of punais stinking, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin putinasius stinking from the nose, from Latin putēre to stink + nasus nose

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