Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [poon-tee-uh; Spanish poon-tee-lyah, -yah]
- /punˈti ə; Spanish punˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [poon-tee-uh; Spanish poon-tee-lyah, -yah]
- /punˈti ə; Spanish punˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/
Definition of puntilla word
- noun plural puntilla (in bullfighting) a short dagger used for cutting the spinal cord of the bull. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of puntilla
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < Spanish, diminutive of punta point
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Puntilla
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
puntilla popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
puntilla usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with p
- Words starting with pu
- Words starting with pun
- Words starting with punt
- Words starting with punti
- Words starting with puntil
- Words starting with puntill
- Words starting with puntilla