puntilla

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish puntilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊnˈtiːə/ (or as Spanish, below)

Noun

puntilla (countable and uncountable, plural puntillas)

1. (countable, bullfighting) The small dagger for administering the coup de grâce to the bull.
2. Decorative lacework.

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Finnish

Noun

puntilla

1. (deprecated template usage) adessive singular of puntti

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Spanish

Etymology

punta +‎ -illa. Cognate with English pointel and pointelle.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /punˈtiʝa/ [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /punˈtiʝa/ [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /punˈtiʎa/ [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /punˈtiʃa/ [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /punˈtiʒa/ [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʒa]

Noun

puntilla f (plural puntillas)

1. puntilla, dagger
2. (bullfighting) puntilla
3. final blow, coup de grace

   Synonym: golpe de gracia

4. tiptoe

   en puntillas

   on tiptoes

5. baby squid
6. (cooking) paring knife

Derived terms

• apuntillar

Further reading

• “puntilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014