ponta

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Chickasaw

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Etymology

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From French emprunter (to borrow).

Verb

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ponta

  1. to borrow

French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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ponta

  1. third-person singular past historic of ponter

Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sicilian and/or Italian punta, from Latin puncta. Compare with related punt, which is a later borrowing where the stressed short /u/ (which older Maltese did not have) was retained.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ponta f (plural ponot)

  1. tip, point, pointed end
    Synonym: dott

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese ponta, from Latin puncta.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pon‧ta

Noun

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ponta f (plural pontas)

  1. tip, point
  2. nib
  3. beak
  4. cusp
  5. butt (of a cigarette)
  6. cameo

Derived terms

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Noun

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ponta m or f by sense (plural pontas)

  1. (soccer) winger