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English
Etymology
From Latin punctum ( “ point ” ) via Italian and Spanish punto , from pungō ( “ to prick , to puncture ” ) . Doublet of point , punctum , and ponto .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈpʌntəʊ/ , /ˈpʊntəʊ/
Noun
punto (plural puntos )
( fencing ) A hit or point .
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 Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC , :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.
( historical ) A traditional small Spanish unit of length , equivalent to about 0.16 mm .
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Catalan
Verb
punto
first-person singular present indicative of puntar
Esperanto
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Noun
punto (accusative singular punton , plural puntoj , accusative plural puntojn )
lace ( fabric )
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese punto , from Latin punctus . Cognate with Spanish punto , Portuguese ponto , and Catalan punt .
Pronunciation
Noun
punto m (plural puntos )
point
spot , place
dot
( grammar ) full stop
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References
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “ponto ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “ponto ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “punto ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “punto ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “punto ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “punto ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
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Ido
Etymology
From English point , French point , German Punkt , Italian punto , Russian пункт ( punkt ) , Spanish punto , all ultimately from Latin punctum .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈpun.to/ , /ˈpun.tɔ/
Noun
punto (plural punti )
( geometry , astronomy , typography , grammar , music , games ) point ; dot ; position ; period ; small hole ( as made by a needle or awl )
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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin punctum .
Noun
punto m (plural punti )
point ( all senses ) , jot , iota
full stop , period
dot
instant ( point in time )
( in the plural ) points , score
( baseball ) run
( surgery , sewing ) stitch
staple
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Adverb
punto
( Tuscan ) reinforces negation. at all
Synonyms: affatto , per niente
Pronoun
punto
( Tuscan ) nothing
Synonym: niente
Non ho mangiato punto . I ate nothing .
Etymology 2
Verb
punto
first-person singular present indicative of puntare
Etymology 3
From Latin punctus .
Participle
punto (feminine punta , masculine plural punti , feminine plural punte )
past participle of pungere
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈpunto/
Rhymes: -unto
Syllabification: pun‧to
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin pūnctum ( “ point ” ) , from pungō ( “ to prick , to puncture ” ) . Cognate with Galician punto , Portuguese ponto , and Catalan punt .
Noun
punto m (plural puntos ) (diminutive puntillo or puntito )
point ( a specific spot, location, or place )
point ( a unit of scoring )
Tienes cinco puntos . You have five points .
Ese artículo cuesta tres puntos . That item costs three points .
( grammar ) point ( a full stop or period )
( mathematics ) point ( a decimal mark )
( sewing ) stitch ( a single pass of a needle in sewing or surgery suture )
bombshell ( a great surprise or shock )
( historical ) punto , Spanish point ( a traditional small unit of length, equivalent to about 0.16 mm )
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Interjection
¡punto!
that's it!
Synonym: eso es
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
punto
first-person singular present indicative of puntar
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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish punto , from Latin pūnctum ( “ point ” ) . Doublet of puntos .
Pronunciation
Noun
punto or puntó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ )
point
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See also
Noun
punto or puntó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ )
( sociolinguistics ) accent
Synonym: asento
( by extension ) dialect
Synonym: diyalekto
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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پونطو ( punto ) , from Italian punto . Doublet of puan .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /punˈto/
Hyphenation: pun‧to
Noun
punto (definite accusative puntoyu , plural puntolar )
( typography ) font size
1962 , Nâzım Hikmet , Vatan Haini [Traitor to the Homeland ] :Yazın üç sütun üstüne kapkara haykıran puntolarla : / Nâzım Hikmet vatan hainliğine devam ediyor hâlâ. Write on three columns of jet-black font that cry: / Nâzım Hikmet continues to be a traitor to the homeland.
the height of the heel of a shoe
Declension
Further reading
“punto ”, in Turkish dictionaries , Türk Dil Kurumu