punji

noun

pun·​ji

ˈpənjē

plural -s

often attributive

: a sharpened stick usually of bamboo set in the ground especially in Vietnam as an antipersonnel weapon

punji stick

punji trap

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Kachin

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for punji

• bungee
• spongy