"ponta" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpõ.tɐ/ Forms: pontas [plural], põta [alternative, abbreviation, obsolete], poncta [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese ponta, from Latin puncta. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|ponta}} Old Galician-Portuguese ponta, {{inh|pt|la|puncta}} Latin puncta Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} ponta f (plural pontas)
  1. tip, point Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ponta-pt-noun-MWWm2T8F
  2. nib Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ponta-pt-noun-u7Kek8ya
  3. beak Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ponta-pt-noun-1lYgdD52
  4. cusp Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ponta-pt-noun-IHYPOXqW Categories (other): Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 8 16 8 29 8 16 16
  5. butt (of a cigarette) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ponta-pt-noun-N~myz5rH
  6. cameo Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ponta-pt-noun-hRJmQRef
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ponta-cabeça, pontada, pontapé, pontinha, pontudo Related terms: ponto

Noun

IPA: /ˈpõ.tɐ/ Forms: pontas [plural], põta [alternative, abbreviation, obsolete], poncta [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese ponta, from Latin puncta. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|ponta}} Old Galician-Portuguese ponta, {{inh|pt|la|puncta}} Latin puncta Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} ponta m or f by sense (plural pontas)
  1. (soccer) winger Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-ponta-pt-noun-5O60QT2e Categories (other): Football (soccer), Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 2 8 2 12 2 8 67 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 10 14 11 18 9 14 23 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pontapé"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pontinha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese ponta, from Latin puncta.",
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      "form": "pontas",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "põta",
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        "alternative",
        "abbreviation",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "poncta",
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        "alternative",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
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        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ],
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          "nib"
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        "butt (of a cigarette)"
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          "butt"
        ]
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          "cameo",
          "cameo"
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpõ.tɐ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ponta"
}

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      },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "alternative",
        "abbreviation",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        {
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          "name": "Football (soccer)",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "_dis": "2 8 2 12 2 8 67",
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          "soccer",
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        ],
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          "winger"
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      ],
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        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "soccer",
        "sports"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpõ.tɐ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ponta"
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    "Portuguese nouns with multiple genders",
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    "Portuguese terms inherited from Latin",
    "Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "word": "ponta-cabeça"
    },
    {
      "word": "pontada"
    },
    {
      "word": "pontapé"
    },
    {
      "word": "pontinha"
    },
    {
      "word": "pontudo"
    }
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      "form": "poncta",
      "tags": [
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    }
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      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "tip, point"
      ],
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        [
          "tip",
          "tip"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
          "nib",
          "nib"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "beak"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beak",
          "beak"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "cusp"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cusp",
          "cusp"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "butt (of a cigarette)"
      ],
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        [
          "butt",
          "butt"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cameo"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cameo",
          "cameo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpõ.tɐ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ponta"
}

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    "Portuguese masculine nouns",
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    "Portuguese nouns with multiple genders",
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "alternative",
        "abbreviation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "poncta",
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        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mfbysense"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    "pon‧ta"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "winger"
      ],
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        [
          "soccer",
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        ],
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          "winger",
          "winger"
        ]
      ],
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        "soccer",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpõ.tɐ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ponta"
}

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