ponto

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noun

A traditional short Portuguese unit of length usually about equal to 0.2 mm.

Similar
Portuguese pointpoint
OriginPortuguese ponto ← Old Galician-Portuguese ponto ← Latin punctum →
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Meanings

ponto1

nounponto (plural pontos)

plural pontos

  1. historicalmeasureA traditional short Portuguese unit of length usually about equal to 0.2 mm.

    Synonyms: Portuguese point, point

Ponto2

proper noun
  1. A locality in the Dubbo council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA traditional short Portuguese unit of length usually about equal to 0.2 mm.

Similar
Portuguese pointpoint

Origin

  1. Latinpunctum
  2. Old Galician-Portugueseponto
  3. Portugueseponto“point”
  4. Englishponto

From Portuguese ponto (“point”), Old Galician-Portuguese ponto, from Latin punctum, from pungō (“to prick, to puncture”). Doublet of point, pointe, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.

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APA

ponto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponto

MLA

“ponto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponto. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ponto,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponto.

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