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punto

/ˈpʌntəʊ/

punto noun: a hit or point.

Noun

punto (plural puntos)

  1. A hit or point.
    • To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee traverse, to see thee here, to see thee there, to see thee pass thy puncto, thy stock, thy reverse, thy distance, thy montant.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    Synonyms:
    point, strike, hit
  2. (historical) A traditional small Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 0.16 mm.
    Synonyms:
    Spanish point, point

Synonyms of punto

Forms of punto

pluralpuntos

Origin of punto

From Latin punctum (“point”) via Italian and Spanish punto, from pungō (“to prick, to puncture”). Doublet of point, pointe, ponto, puncto, punctum, and punt.

Words formed from punto

  • punto diritto
  • punto reverso
  • punto riverso: a back-handed strike

Phrases with punto

Questions about punto

What does punto mean?
Punto means a hit or point.
What part of speech is punto?
Punto is a noun.
How do you pronounce punto?
Punto is pronounced /ˈpʌntəʊ/.
What is the plural of punto?
The plural of punto is puntos.

Words near punto in the dictionary

  1. Puntlatsh
  2. Puntledge
  3. puntless
  4. puntman
  5. puntmen
  6. punto
  7. Punto Fijo
  8. puntos
  9. puntout
  10. puntouts
  11. punts

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