English Explanatory Dictionary

ponto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional short Portuguese unit of length usually about equal to 0.2 mm.
name
  1. A locality in the Dubbo council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

Word forms

ponto pontos

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Portuguese point point
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