Punto

//ˈpʌntəʊ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hit or point.

    "To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee traverse, to see thee here, to see thee there, to see thee pass thy puncto, thy stock, thy reverse, thy distance, thy montant."

  2. 2
    A traditional small Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 0.16 mm. historical

Synonyms

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pointhitspanish pointstrike

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"To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee traverse, to see thee here, to see thee there, to see thee pass thy puncto, thy stock, thy reverse, thy distance, thy montant."

Etymology

From Latin punctum (“point”) via Italian and Spanish punto, from pungō (“to prick, to puncture”). Doublet of point, pointe, ponto, puncto, punctum, and punt.

Related phrases

punto dirittopunto reversopunto riverso: a back-handed strike

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