puncto

English

Etymology

From Latin punctum via Italian punto. Doublet of point, pointe, ponto, punctum, punt, and punto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʌŋktəʊ/

Noun

puncto (plural punctos or punctoes)

1. (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:

     ...and religious punctos and ceremonies...

2. (fencing) Alternative form of punto.

References

• “puncto”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Interlingua

Noun

puncto (plural punctos)

1. point

Latin

Participle

pūnctō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of pūnctus