"punto" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpʌntəʊ/, /ˈpʊntəʊ/ Forms: puntos [plural]
Etymology: From Latin punctum (“point”) via Italian and Spanish punto, from pungō (“to prick, to puncture”). Doublet of point, punctum, and ponto. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|punctum||point}} Latin punctum (“point”), {{bor|en|it|-}} Italian, {{bor|en|es|punto}} Spanish punto, {{doublet|en|point|punctum|ponto}} Doublet of point, punctum, and ponto Head templates: {{en-noun}} punto (plural puntos)
  1. (fencing) A hit or point. Categories (topical): Fencing Synonyms (fencing term): point, strike, hit
    Sense id: en-punto-en-noun-jvX6-2Aj Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war Disambiguation of 'fencing term': 84 16
  2. (historical) A traditional small Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 0.16 mm. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Units of measure Categories (place): Spain Synonyms (unit of length): Spanish point, point (english: Spanish contexts) Coordinate_terms (unit of length): linea (12 puntos), dedo (108 puntos), pulgada (144 puntos)
    Sense id: en-punto-en-noun-fB2AADBn Disambiguation of Units of measure: 19 81 Disambiguation of Spain: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of 'unit of length': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'unit of length': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: puncto Derived forms: punto reverso, punto riverso: a back-handed strike Derived forms (a direct or straight hit): punto diritto
Disambiguation of 'a direct or straight hit': 52 48

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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