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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 .

She pricked her finger on the tip of the needle.

The village is at the top of the mountain.

We walked from one end of the beach to the other.

¡ !

Be careful with the point of the knife!

Write with the finest tip of the pencil.

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This word is part of lesson 44.