el
masculine
/ˈpunto/
#307 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
point, dot, full stop
Word origin
From Latin punctum ('a point, a small hole'), from pungere ('to prick, to puncture').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- punctum
- English cognates
- point, punctual, puncture
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Examples
clave discusión.
That is the key point of the whole discussion.
, .
I will arrive at eight on the dot, without fail.
, .
From my point of view, the decision was correct.
.
We were on the verge of missing the plane.
Marcó .
He scored the final point in the last minute.
.
We reached the highest point of the mountain.
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