pun

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʌn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pʌn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pun)

Inflections of 'pun' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
puns
v 3rd person singular
punning
v pres p
punned
v past
punned
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pun n(play on words)juego de palabras loc nom m
 (MX, doble sentido)albur nm
  calambur nm
  retruécano nm
 People are always making puns on her last name, which is Butt.
 La gente siempre hace juegos de palabras con su apellido, que es Cola.
pun⇒ vi(make a play on words)hacer juegos de palabras loc verb
 (MX)alburear⇒ vi
  hacer retruécanos loc verb
 The way he puns on virtually everything is really annoying.
 El modo en que hace juegos de palabras con prácticamente todo es realmente molesto.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
no pun intended expr(acknowledging or excusing a pun)el juego de palabras no es intencionado expr
  valga el juego de palabras expr
Note: Often used ironically.
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'pun' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
jeu de mots - no pun intended - play on words
Spanish:
retruécano - calambur - conmutación - donaire - doble sentido - juego de palabras

Collocations: [an amusing, a terrible, a clever] pun, pun with a [word, phrase, name], [make, write, use] a pun, more...

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