I. ˈpünə noun
also pu·no ˈpü(ˌ)nō
( -s )
Etymology: AmSpanish puna, from Quechua
1. : a bleak desolate region ; specifically : a treeless windswept tableland or basin in the higher Andes
2. : a cold mountain wind in Peru
II. noun
( plural puna or punas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: AmSpanish, of American Indian origin
1.
a. : an Indian people chiefly of the island of Puna in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Puna people