pugillus

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σιγή ποτ' ἐστὶν αἱρετωτέρα λόγου → sometimes silence is preferable to words (Menander)

Source

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pŭgillus,¹⁶ ī, m., dim. de pugnus, le contenu de la main fermée, poignée : Cato Agr. 158 ; Plin. 20, 242.

Latin > German (Georges)

pugillus, ī, m. (Demin. v. pugnus), so viel als man mit einer Faust fassen kann, eine Handvoll, Cato u. Plin.