"puntilla" meaning in Spanish

See puntilla in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /punˈtiʝa/, [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʝa], /punˈtiʝa/ (note: most of Spain and Latin America), [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʝa] (note: most of Spain and Latin America), /punˈtiʎa/ (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʎa] (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), /punˈtiʃa/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʃa] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /punˈtiʒa/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʒa] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Forms: puntillas [plural]
Rhymes: -iʝa, -iʝa, -iʎa, -iʃa, -iʒa Etymology: From punta + -illa. Cognate with English pointel and pointelle. Etymology templates: {{af|es|punta|-illa}} punta + -illa, {{cog|en|pointel}} English pointel Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} puntilla f (plural puntillas)
  1. puntilla, dagger Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-puntilla-es-noun-sYZDXq~x
  2. (bullfighting) puntilla Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Bullfighting
    Sense id: en-puntilla-es-noun-1ilvzzpX Topics: bullfighting, entertainment, lifestyle
  3. (also figurative) final blow, coup de grâce Tags: also, feminine, figuratively Synonyms: golpe de gracia
    Sense id: en-puntilla-es-noun-nVR1dxl0
  4. tiptoe Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-puntilla-es-noun-5NUAr9T1
  5. baby squid Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-puntilla-es-noun-gYlLd-zN
  6. lace (material) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-puntilla-es-noun-tkO--Sz1
  7. (cooking) paring knife Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-puntilla-es-noun-yVuGvyfU Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -illa Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 16 29 1 1 2 3 3 2 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 18 23 1 1 1 2 2 2 50 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 2 3 3 2 86 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -illa: 2 2 4 9 7 7 69 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: apuntillar, dar la puntilla, de puntillas

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "apuntillar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dar la puntilla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "de puntillas"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pointel"
      },
      "expansion": "English pointel",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From punta + -illa. Cognate with English pointel and pointelle.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "puntillas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pun‧ti‧lla"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "puntilla, dagger"
      ],
      "id": "en-puntilla-es-noun-sYZDXq~x",
      "links": [
        [
          "puntilla",
          "puntilla#English"
        ],
        [
          "dagger",
          "dagger"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Bullfighting",
          "orig": "es:Bullfighting",
          "parents": [
            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        "puntilla"
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        {
          "english": "to deliver the final blow",
          "text": "dar la puntilla",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 July 26, “La cuarentena británica da la puntilla al turismo en España, que se prepara para un verano desastroso”, in El País:",
          "text": "La cuarentena impuesta por el Reino Unido da la puntilla al turismo español, abocado sin remedio a un verano desastroso.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      ],
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          "coup de grâce",
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        ]
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        "(also figurative) final blow, coup de grâce"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "golpe de gracia"
        }
      ],
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        "also",
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
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        {
          "english": "on tiptoes",
          "text": "en/de puntillas",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Around three I got up to go to the bathroom, and when I tiptoed through the room I heard that Ulises was crying. I don't think he realized I was there.",
          "ref": "1998, Roberto Bolaño, Los detectives salvajes, →ISBN, page 287:",
          "text": "A eso de las tres me levanté para ir al baño y al pasar de puntillas por la sala escuché que Ulises estaba llorando. No creo que se diera cuentra que yo estaba allí.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tiptoe"
      ],
      "id": "en-puntilla-es-noun-5NUAr9T1",
      "links": [
        [
          "tiptoe",
          "tiptoe"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "baby squid"
      ],
      "id": "en-puntilla-es-noun-gYlLd-zN",
      "links": [
        [
          "baby",
          "baby"
        ],
        [
          "squid",
          "squid"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lace (material)"
      ],
      "id": "en-puntilla-es-noun-tkO--Sz1",
      "links": [
        [
          "lace",
          "lace"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Cooking",
          "orig": "es:Cooking",
          "parents": [
            "Food and drink",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 16 29 1 1 2 3 3 2 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 18 23 1 1 1 2 2 2 50",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 3 2 3 3 2 86",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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          "_dis": "2 2 4 9 7 7 69",
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          "name": "Spanish terms suffixed with -illa",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "paring knife"
      ],
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          "cooking",
          "cooking#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "paring knife",
          "paring knife"
        ]
      ],
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        "(cooking) paring knife"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "cooking",
        "food",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/punˈtiʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/punˈtiʝa/",
      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʝa]",
      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/punˈtiʎa/",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʎa]",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/punˈtiʃa/",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʃa]",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/punˈtiʒa/",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʒa]",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʝa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʝa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʎa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʃa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʒa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puntilla"
}
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      "word": "apuntillar"
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      "word": "dar la puntilla"
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      "word": "de puntillas"
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        "puntilla, dagger"
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          "text": "dar la puntilla",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 July 26, “La cuarentena británica da la puntilla al turismo en España, que se prepara para un verano desastroso”, in El País:",
          "text": "La cuarentena impuesta por el Reino Unido da la puntilla al turismo español, abocado sin remedio a un verano desastroso.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "(also figurative) final blow, coup de grâce"
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          "word": "golpe de gracia"
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        {
          "english": "on tiptoes",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Around three I got up to go to the bathroom, and when I tiptoed through the room I heard that Ulises was crying. I don't think he realized I was there.",
          "ref": "1998, Roberto Bolaño, Los detectives salvajes, →ISBN, page 287:",
          "text": "A eso de las tres me levanté para ir al baño y al pasar de puntillas por la sala escuché que Ulises estaba llorando. No creo que se diera cuentra que yo estaba allí.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "tiptoe"
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        [
          "tiptoe",
          "tiptoe"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "baby squid"
      ],
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        [
          "baby",
          "baby"
        ],
        [
          "squid",
          "squid"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lace (material)"
      ],
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        [
          "lace",
          "lace"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/punˈtiʝa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʝa]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/punˈtiʝa/",
      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʝa]",
      "note": "most of Spain and Latin America"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/punˈtiʎa/",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʎa]",
      "note": "rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/punˈtiʃa/",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʃa]",
      "note": "Buenos Aires and environs"
    },
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      "ipa": "/punˈtiʒa/",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʒa]",
      "note": "elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʝa"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-iʝa"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-iʎa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʃa"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʒa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puntilla"
}

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