punto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʌntəʊ/, /ˈpʊntəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Noun

punto (plural puntos)

1. (fencing) A hit or point.

   Alternative form: puncto

   • 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]:

     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.

2. (historical) A traditional small Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 0.16 mm.

References

• “punto”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Upton, not up, put on, put-on, ton-up, unpot, upon't

Verb

punto

1. first-person singular present indicative of puntar

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpunto/
• Rhymes: -unto
• Hyphenation: pun‧to

Noun

punto (accusative singular punton, plural puntoj, accusative plural puntojn)

1. lace (fabric)

Alternative forms

• ponto

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese punto, from Latin punctus. Cognate with Spanish punto, Portuguese ponto, and Catalan punt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpuntʊ]

Noun

punto m (plural puntos)

1. point
2. spot, place
3. dot
4. (grammar) full stop

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: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “punto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• 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

Further reading

• “punto”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

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)

1. (geometry, astronomy, typography, grammar, music, games) point; dot; position; period; small hole (as made by a needle or awl)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpun.to/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -unto
• Hyphenation: pùn‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin punctum.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

From Latin punctus.

Alternative forms

• puento (dialectal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpunto/ [ˈpũn̪.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• 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.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Further reading

• “punto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Alternative forms

• ponto — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish punto, from Latin pūnctum (“point”). Doublet of puntos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpunto/ [ˈpun̪.t̪o], /punˈto/ [pʊn̪ˈt̪o]
• Rhymes: -unto, -o
• Syllabification: pun‧to

Noun

punto or puntó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. point

Noun

punto or puntó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. (sociolinguistics) accent

   Synonym: asento

2. (by extension) dialect

   Synonym: diyalekto

Further reading

• “punto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 503: “Punto) Ponto (pc) C. Redondo que acaba el periodo”

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)

1. (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.

2. the height of the heel of a shoe

Further reading

• “punto”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu