Masculine
ponto
Sentences
Meaning
- (masculine) point, a specific spot, location, or place
- (masculine) point, a unit of scoring
- (masculine) point, a topic of discussion
- (masculine) point, a particular moment
- (masculine) point, a unit used to express stocks, shares, interest rates, etc.
- (masculine) point, a zero-dimensional object or location
- (masculine) point, any dot or small spot
- (masculine) point, a dot or tittle of a character
- (masculine) point, a full stop or period
- (masculine) stitch, a single pass of a needle in sewing or surgery suture
- (masculine) timecard, a register of when employees arrive and leave
- (masculine) time clock, a machine used to log when employees arrive and leave
- (masculine) point, a specific value in a scale
- (masculine) medium rare, done an amount of cooking between rare and well done
- (Brazil, masculine) bus stop, taxi stand, a location where passengers wait for a bus or taxi
- (historical, masculine) Portuguese point, a small unit of length, about equal to 0.2 mm
- (masculine) point, a unit of measurement for a TV audience
- (masculine) an assistant who helps actors with forgotten lines
Concepts
fibrous joint
sutura
Synonyms
ponto-final
Ponto percentual
Ponto final
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpõ.tu/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese ponto, from Latin punctum (“point”), from pungō (“to prick, to puncture, to punch”). Cognate with Spanish punto. Doublet of point.
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