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Punch
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punch
English
Etymology 1
Shortened from en Punchinello.
Proper noun
en British A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show.
Any butterfly of genus Dodona.
en settlement on x/Saint Croix terr/United States Virgin Islands.
A former British satirical magazine, which took its name from the puppet.
en 1960 March N. Caplan The Railway Member of Parliament Railway Magazine 207 Any study of the railway scene around 1850 should not neglect the files of Punch. Mr. Punch was full of prejudices, it is true, but he frequently reflected (more or less fairly) the feelings of a great many people about the railways.
en Q788030 en Suffolk Punch<id:Q788030> breed of horse.
Derived terms
en Punchman common Punch (Dodona durga species)
Translations
character of a puppet show
Czech: cs Kašpárek m-an
Danish: da Mester Jakel m
Dutch: nl Jan Klaassen m
Finnish: fi Punch
French: fr Guignol m
German: de Kasper m, de Kasperl m n, de Kasperle n
Bavarian: bar Kasperl m
Greek: el Φασουλής
Japanese: ja パンチ Panchi
Romanian: ro Vasilache m
Russian: ru Панч m, Russian version ru Петру́шка m
Noun
en individual of Q788030 en Suffolk Punch<id:individual of Q788030> a horse of that breed.
‘And the Punches,’ said William. ‘There’s cattle! A Suffolk Punch, when he’s a good un, is worth his weight in gold. Did you ever breed any Suffolk Punches yourself, sir?’
A butterfly of the genus Dodona.
See also
en pleased as Punch
en proud as Punch
en Punch and Judy
Etymology 2
Variant of en Points.
+ (surname)
Proper noun
es
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Punch is the 19654th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1371 individuals. Punch is most common among White (64.55%) and Black/African American (31.8%) individuals.
Further reading
Punch and Judy