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feminine
/ˈpunta/
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Translation
tip, point, end
Word origin
From Latin puncta ('a prick, a point'), the feminine past participle of pungere ('to prick'). The same root gives English 'point' and 'puncture'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- puncta
- English cognates
- point, puncture
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralpuntas
Examples
pinchó aguja.
She pricked her finger on the tip of the needle.
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The village is at the top of the mountain.
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We walked from one end of the beach to the other.
¡ !
Be careful with the point of the knife!
fina .
Write with the finest tip of the pencil.
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