puncto

English

Etymology

From Latin punctum via Italian punto. Doublet of punto and ponto.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpʌŋktəʊ/

Noun

puncto (plural punctos or punctoes)

(obsolete) A point of form or ceremony.
- 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, OCLC 1086746628:
  
  ...and religious punctos and ceremonies...
(fencing) Alternative form of punto.

References

puncto in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Interlingua

Noun

puncto (plural punctos)

point

Latin

Participle

pūnctō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of pūnctus

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