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Word: Punji_stick
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: punji probably of Tibeto-Burman origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpʌndʒi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sharpened bamboo stake, typically one tipped with poison, set in a camouflaged hole in the ground as a means of defence, especially in SE Asia.
Short Definition:sharpened bamboo stake set in camouflaged hole in ground as means of defence
Variant Forms:
- punji stake
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