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5-letter words (2 found)

PUNTO,PUTON,

4-letter words (8 found)

NOUP,NOUT,PONT,POUT,PUNT,TOUN,UNTO,UPON,

3-letter words (13 found)

NOT,NUT,OPT,OUP,OUT,POT,PUN,PUT,TON,TOP,TUN,TUP,UPO,

2-letter words (10 found)

NO,NU,ON,OP,OU,PO,TO,UN,UP,UT,

You can make 33 words from punto according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of punto

punto upnto pnuto nputo unpto nupto putno uptno ptuno tpuno utpno tupno pntuo nptuo ptnuo tpnuo ntpuo tnpuo untpo nutpo utnpo tunpo ntupo tnupo punot upnot pnuot npuot unpot nupot puont upont pount opunt uopnt oupnt pnout npout ponut opnut noput onput unopt nuopt uonpt ounpt noupt onupt puton upton ptuon tpuon utpon tupon puotn upotn poutn oputn uoptn ouptn ptoun tpoun potun optun topun otpun utopn tuopn uotpn outpn toupn otupn pntou nptou ptnou tpnou ntpou tnpou pnotu npotu pontu opntu noptu onptu ptonu tponu potnu optnu topnu otpnu ntopu tnopu notpu ontpu tonpu otnpu untop nutop utnop tunop ntuop tnuop unotp nuotp uontp ountp noutp onutp utonp tuonp uotnp outnp tounp otunp ntoup tnoup notup ontup tonup otnup

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Definitions and meaning of punto

punto

Alternative forms

  • puncto

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)

  1. (fencing) A hit or point.
  2. (historical) A traditional small Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 0.16 mm.

Synonyms

  • (fencing term): point, strike, hit
  • (unit of length): Spanish point, point (Spanish contexts)

Coordinate terms

  • (unit of length): linea (12 puntos), dedo (108 puntos), pulgada (144 puntos)

Derived terms

  • punto diritto: a direct or straight hit
  • punto reverso, punto riverso: a back-handed strike

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

Catalan

Verb

punto

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): [ˈpunto]
  • Rhymes: -unto
  • Hyphenation: pun‧to

Noun

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

  1. lace (fabric)

Galician

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

Derived terms

References

  • “ponto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “ponto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “punto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “punto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “punto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “punto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Further reading

  • “punto” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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)

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

Derived terms

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpun.to/
  • Rhymes: -unto
  • Hyphenation: pùn‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin punctum.

Noun

punto m (plural punti)

  1. point (all senses), jot, iota
  2. full stop, period
  3. dot
  4. instant (point in time)
  5. (in the plural) points, score
  6. (baseball) run
  7. (surgery, sewing) stitch
  8. staple
Derived terms

Adverb

punto

  1. (Tuscan) reinforces negation. at all
    Synonyms: affatto, per niente

Pronoun

punto

  1. (Tuscan) nothing
    Synonym: niente

Etymology 2

Verb

punto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of puntare
Related terms

Etymology 3

From Latin punctus.

Participle

punto (feminine punta, masculine plural punti, feminine plural punte)

  1. past participle of pungere

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpunto/ [ˈpũn̪.t̪o]
  • 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)

  1. point (a specific spot, location, or place)
  2. point (a unit of scoring)
  3. (grammar) point (a full stop or period)
  4. (mathematics) point (a decimal mark)
  5. (sewing) stitch (a single pass of a needle in sewing or surgery suture)
  6. bombshell (a great surprise or shock)
  7. (historical) punto, Spanish point (a traditional small unit of length, equivalent to about 0.16 mm)
Coordinate terms
  • (unit of length): línea (12 puntos), dedo (108 puntos), pulgada (144 puntos)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
  • → Tagalog: punto

Interjection

¡punto!

  1. that's it!
    Synonym: eso es
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

punto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of puntar

Further reading

  • “punto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpunto/, [ˈpun.to]

  • IPA(key): /punˈto/, [pʊnˈto] (noun:accent only)
  • Hyphenation: pun‧to

Noun

punto (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. point

Related terms

Noun

punto or puntó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. (sociolinguistics) accent
  2. (by extension) dialect

Further reading

  • “punto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پونطو (punto), from Italian punto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pun.tɔ/

Noun

punto (definite accusative puntoyu, plural puntolar)

  1. font size

Declension


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