What is punta in Mexican slang?

point, tip . pinch, bit (small amount)

What is the English word for punta?

British English: point /pɔɪnt/ NOUN. needle, pin, knife The point of something is its thin, sharp end.

What is the origin of the word punta?

The word punta is a Latinization of an ancient West African rhythm called bunda, or "buttocks" in the Mandé language . Another possibility refers to punta in the Spanish meaning "from point to point", referring to the tips of one's toes or to the movement from place to place.

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How do you say B * * * * in Mexican?

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What is punta slang for in Spanish?

Point or Tip: "Punta" is commonly used to refer to the pointed or sharp end of an object. This can include the tip of a knife, a pencil, or even the end of a shoe.

How do you use Punta in a sentence?

Punta Sentence Examples The only place where obsidian is known to be found in Sardinia in a natural state is the Punta Trebina, a mountain south-east of Oristano.

Is punto a real word?

The earliest known use of the noun punto is in the late 1500s . OED's earliest evidence for punto is from 1584, in the writing of William Allen, cardinal. punto is of multiple origins.

What country created punta?

Punta is a style of traditional music and dance that developed among the Garifuna people of Saint Vincent, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, and Nicaragua . While this style is unique, calypso and soca have had some influence on it.

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Which language has the most words?

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What is girl in Mexican slang?

As you well know, the standard translation of this word is “ una niña ” or “una chica” where the former refers typically to a little girl and the latter to a teenager or a young adult woman. Yet, there are so many others: chava – one of the most common slang for “girl,” which you are bound to hear in.

What does punto translate to?

noun From To Via • punto → dotperiodpoint ↔ punt • punto → pip ↔ Auge • punto → placespot ↔ Fleck • punto → holemeshstitch ↔ Masche 2 more rows

What's up in Mexican Spanish slang?

And, you'll want to know some Spanish slang spoken in Mexico before your arrival: ¿Qué onda? Is “What's up?” in Spanish slang in Mexico.

punta - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

See also: puntá

1 English
- 1.1 Noun
- 1.2 Anagrams
2 Basque
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Pronunciation
- 2.3 Noun
  - 2.3.1 Declension
- 2.4 Further reading
3 Catalan
- 3.1 Etymology 1
  - 3.1.1 Pronunciation
  - 3.1.2 Noun
    - 3.1.2.1 Derived terms
    - 3.1.2.2 Related terms
  - 3.1.3 Further reading
- 3.2 Etymology 2
  - 3.2.1 Verb
4 Finnish
- 4.1 Etymology
- 4.2 Pronunciation
- 4.3 Noun
  - 4.3.1 Declension
  - 4.3.2 Derived terms
- 4.4 Further reading
- 4.5 Anagrams
5 Galician
- 5.1 Etymology
- 5.2 Pronunciation
- 5.3 Noun
  - 5.3.1 Derived terms
- 5.4 References
6 Irish
- 6.1 Pronunciation
- 6.2 Etymology 1
  - 6.2.1 Noun
    - 6.2.1.1 Declension
    - 6.2.1.2 Synonyms
- 6.3 Etymology 2
  - 6.3.1 Noun
- 6.4 Mutation
7 Italian
- 7.1 Etymology 1
  - 7.1.1 Pronunciation
  - 7.1.2 Noun
    - 7.1.2.1 Derived terms
    - 7.1.2.2 Related terms
- 7.2 Etymology 2
  - 7.2.1 Verb
8 Papiamentu
- 8.1 Etymology
- 8.2 Noun
9 Spanish
- 9.1 Pronunciation
- 9.2 Etymology 1
  - 9.2.1 Noun
    - 9.2.1.1 Derived terms
    - 9.2.1.2 Related terms
- 9.3 Etymology 2
  - 9.3.1 Verb
- 9.4 Further reading
10 Tagalog
- 10.1 Etymology 1
  - 10.1.1 Pronunciation
  - 10.1.2 Noun
    - 10.1.2.1 Derived terms
- 10.2 Etymology 2
  - 10.2.1 Pronunciation
  - 10.2.2 Noun
    - 10.2.2.1 Related terms
  - 10.2.3 See also
- 10.3 Etymology 3
  - 10.3.1 Pronunciation
  - 10.3.2 Noun

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

punta

Wikipedia

Noun[edit]

punta (uncountable)

A Garifuna style of festive music and dance.

Anagrams[edit]

Anput, tupan, unapt, untap

Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish punta.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /punta/, [pũn̪.t̪a]

Noun[edit]

puntainan

peak, tip

Declension[edit]

Declension of punta (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	punta	punta	puntak
ergative	puntak	puntak	puntek
dative	puntari	puntari	puntei
genitive	puntaren	puntaren	punten
comitative	puntarekin	puntarekin	puntekin
causative	puntarengatik	puntarengatik	puntengatik
benefactive	puntarentzat	puntarentzat	puntentzat
instrumental	puntaz	puntaz	puntez
inessive	puntatan	puntan	puntetan
locative	puntatako	puntako	puntetako
allative	puntatara	puntara	puntetara
terminative	puntataraino	puntaraino	puntetaraino
directive	puntatarantz	puntarantz	puntetarantz
destinative	puntatarako	puntarako	puntetarako
ablative	puntatatik	puntatik	puntetatik
partitive	puntarik	—	—
prolative	puntatzat	—	—

Catalan[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Late Latin puncta, from the feminine of Latin punctus.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpun.tə]
IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈpun.ta]

Noun[edit]

puntaf (plural puntes)

point, tip
pinch, bit (small amount)
peak, top
point, purpose, reason
lace
Synonym: randa

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

punt

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

punta

inflection of puntar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *punta (“old unit of weight”) (compare Estonian pund, Livonian pūnda), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *pundą (“pound, weight”), itself from Latin pondō.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈpuntɑ/, [ˈpun̪t̪ɑ̝]
Rhymes: -untɑ
Syllabification^(key): pun‧ta

Noun[edit]

punta

pound (currency)
(rare, archaic) Synonym of pauna (“pound (unit of weight)”)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of punta (Kotus type 10*J/koira, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		punta	punnat
genitive		punnan	puntien
partitive		puntaa	puntia
illative		puntaan	puntiin
		singular	plural
nominative		punta	punnat
accusative	nom.	punta	punnat
accusative	gen.	punnan	punnat
genitive		punnan	puntien puntain^rare
partitive		puntaa	puntia
inessive		punnassa	punnissa
elative		punnasta	punnista
illative		puntaan	puntiin
adessive		punnalla	punnilla
ablative		punnalta	punnilta
allative		punnalle	punnille
essive		puntana	puntina
translative		punnaksi	punniksi
abessive		punnatta	punnitta
instructive		—	punnin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of punta (Kotus type 10*J/koira, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		puntani	puntani
accusative	nom.	puntani	puntani
accusative	gen.	puntani	puntani
genitive		puntani	puntieni puntaini^rare
partitive		puntaani	puntiani
inessive		punnassani	punnissani
elative		punnastani	punnistani
illative		puntaani	puntiini
adessive		punnallani	punnillani
ablative		punnaltani	punniltani
allative		punnalleni	punnilleni
essive		puntanani	puntinani
translative		punnakseni	punnikseni
abessive		punnattani	punnittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	puntineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		puntasi	puntasi
accusative	nom.	puntasi	puntasi
accusative	gen.	puntasi	puntasi
genitive		puntasi	puntiesi puntaisi^rare
partitive		puntaasi	puntiasi
inessive		punnassasi	punnissasi
elative		punnastasi	punnistasi
illative		puntaasi	puntiisi
adessive		punnallasi	punnillasi
ablative		punnaltasi	punniltasi
allative		punnallesi	punnillesi
essive		puntanasi	puntinasi
translative		punnaksesi	punniksesi
abessive		punnattasi	punnittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	puntinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		puntamme	puntamme
accusative	nom.	puntamme	puntamme
accusative	gen.	puntamme	puntamme
genitive		puntamme	puntiemme puntaimme^rare
partitive		puntaamme	puntiamme
inessive		punnassamme	punnissamme
elative		punnastamme	punnistamme
illative		puntaamme	puntiimme
adessive		punnallamme	punnillamme
ablative		punnaltamme	punniltamme
allative		punnallemme	punnillemme
essive		puntanamme	puntinamme
translative		punnaksemme	punniksemme
abessive		punnattamme	punnittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	puntinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		puntanne	puntanne
accusative	nom.	puntanne	puntanne
accusative	gen.	puntanne	puntanne
genitive		puntanne	puntienne puntainne^rare
partitive		puntaanne	puntianne
inessive		punnassanne	punnissanne
elative		punnastanne	punnistanne
illative		puntaanne	puntiinne
adessive		punnallanne	punnillanne
ablative		punnaltanne	punniltanne
allative		punnallenne	punnillenne
essive		puntananne	puntinanne
translative		punnaksenne	punniksenne
abessive		punnattanne	punnittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	puntinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		puntansa	puntansa
accusative	nom.	puntansa	puntansa
accusative	gen.	puntansa	puntansa
genitive		puntansa	puntiensa puntainsa^rare
partitive		puntaansa	puntiaan puntiansa
inessive		punnassaan punnassansa	punnissaan punnissansa
elative		punnastaan punnastansa	punnistaan punnistansa
illative		puntaansa	puntiinsa
adessive		punnallaan punnallansa	punnillaan punnillansa
ablative		punnaltaan punnaltansa	punniltaan punniltansa
allative		punnalleen punnallensa	punnilleen punnillensa
essive		puntanaan puntanansa	puntinaan puntinansa
translative		punnakseen punnaksensa	punnikseen punniksensa
abessive		punnattaan punnattansa	punnittaan punnittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	puntineen puntinensa

Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

pantu, patun, punat

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese ponta, from Late Latin puncta.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ˈpuntɐ]

Noun[edit]

puntam (plural puntas)

tip, point, end
Synonym: cabo

Derived terms[edit]

punteiro

References[edit]

“ponta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“ponta” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“punta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“punta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“punta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈpˠʊn̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

puntam (genitive singular punta, nominative plural puntaí)

punt (boat)

Declension[edit]

Declension of punta

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	punta	puntaí
Vocative	a phunta	a phuntaí
Genitive	punta	puntaí
Dative	punta	puntaí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an punta	na puntaí
Genitive	an phunta	na bpuntaí
Dative	leis an bpunta don phunta	leis na puntaí

Synonyms[edit]

puint

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

punta

Cois Fharraige form of puint (“pounds”)

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
punta	phunta	bpunta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

punta

Etymology 1[edit]

From Late Latin puncta, from the feminine of Latin punctus. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈpun.ta/
Rhymes: -unta
Hyphenation: pùn‧ta

Noun[edit]

puntaf (plural punte)

point, head, tip, top, peak, end
Synonyms: estremità, cima, testa
toe (of a shoe)
pinch, touch, hint (small quantity)
Synonyms: pizzico, tocco, accenno
bit (of a drill)
(soccer) forward, striker, attacker
Synonym: attaccante
pile (of arrow or spear)
scriber

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Related terms[edit]

punto

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

punta

inflection of puntare:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Papiamentu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish punta.

The word "punda" is an obsolete variation.

Noun[edit]

punta

point

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈpunta/ [ˈpũn̪.t̪a]
Rhymes: -unta
Syllabification: pun‧ta

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Late Latin puncta, from the feminine of Latin punctus.

Noun[edit]

puntaf (plural puntas)

tip, point, end
la punta del iceberg ― the tip of the iceberg
pinch, bit (small amount)
Synonym: pizco

Derived terms[edit]

a punta de lanza
a punta de pala
a punta pala
apuntar
de punta (“tip-top, cutting edge, state-of-the-art”)
de punta a cabo
de punta a punta
de punta en blanco
en la punta de la lengua
entado en punta
media punta
pelos de punta
por la otra punta
punta de anca
punta del iceberg
puntazo
puntiaguda
puntilla
puntita
sacapuntas
sacar punta
serrucho de punta
sierra de punta

Related terms[edit]

punto

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

punta

inflection of puntar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Possibly from Spanish puntar (“point”) or Spanish apuntar (“aim”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Hyphenation: pun‧ta
IPA^(key): /punˈta/, [pʊnˈta]

Noun[edit]

puntá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)

destination, direction
Synonyms: patutunguhan, paroroonan
Saan ang punta mo?
Where will you go? (lit. Where is your destination?)

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish punta.

Pronunciation[edit]

Hyphenation: pun‧ta
IPA^(key): /ˈpunta/, [ˈpun.tɐ]

Noun[edit]

punta (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)

point, end
Synonyms: dunggit, dulo
(geology) headland, promontory
(colloquial) aim, purpose
Synonyms: layon, layunin, hangad, hangarin, intensyon, pakay

Related terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Hyphenation: pun‧ta
IPA^(key): /punˈtaʔ/, [pʊnˈtaʔ]

Noun[edit]

puntâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ)

a piece of bamboo with metal wire hooked on both sides, which is hooked to a pail or bucket, and is carried on the shoulders

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Language	Words in the Dictionary
Korean	1,100,373
Japanese	500,000
Italian	260,000
English	171,476

From	To	Via
• punto	→ dotperiodpoint	↔ punt
• punto	→ pip	↔ Auge
• punto	→ placespot	↔ Fleck
• punto	→ holemeshstitch	↔ Masche

punta - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

Contents

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

Declension[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

Papiamentu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Noun[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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