punto

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/ˈpʌntəʊ//ˈpʊntəʊ/

noun

A hit or point.

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pointstrikehitSpanish point
OriginLatin punctum ← Spanish punto →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

nounpunto (plural puntos)

plural puntos

  1. fencingA 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] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]

    Synonyms: point, strike, hit

  2. historicalA traditional small Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 0.16 mm.

    Synonyms: Spanish point, point

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA hit or point.

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pointstrikehit

nounA traditional small Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 0.16 mm.

Similar
Spanish pointpoint

Origin

  1. Spanishpunto
  2. Latinpunctum“point”
  3. Englishpunto

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

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APA

punto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punto

MLA

“punto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “punto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punto.

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