ponteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

Ponto (“point”) +‎ -eiro (“-er”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese ponto, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin punctus (“pierced”), perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick, puncture, punch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /põ.ˈte(j).ɾu/
• IPA^(key): /põ.ˈte(j).ɾo/
• IPA^(key): /põ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: pon‧tei‧ro

Noun

ponteiro m (plural s)

1. pointer (anything that points or is used for pointing)
2. pointer (needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device)
3. masonry chisel with a pointy tip
4. (programming) pointer (variable that holds the address of a memory location)
5. (computing) mouse pointer; cursor
6. (sports) winger (offensive player who plays on either side of the center)
7. (music) plectrum (object to pluck strings of a musical instrument)
8. (music) chanter (pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played)

Synonyms

• (anything that points): apontador
• (needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device): braço, seta
• (variable that holds the address of a memory location): apontador
• (cursos): cursor, mouse
• (winger): ponta, extremo
• (plectrum): palheta, plectro

Antonyms

• (masonry chisel with a pointy tip): talhadeira

Derived terms

• ponteiro-direita
• ponteiro-esquerda

Related terms

• apontador
• apontar
• ponta
• ponteira
• ponto