Ponto
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A traditional short Portuguese unit of length usually about equal to 0.2 mm. historical
Synonyms
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From Portuguese ponto (“point”), Old Galician-Portuguese ponto, from Latin punctum, from pungō (“to prick, to puncture”). Doublet of point, pointe, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.
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