puntillo

Spanish

Etymology

punto +‎ -illo

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /punˈtiʝo/ [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /punˈtiʝo/ [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /punˈtiʎo/ [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /punˈtiʃo/ [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /punˈtiʒo/ [pũn̪ˈt̪i.ʒo]

Noun

puntillo m (plural puntillos)

1. Diminutive of punto
2. self-love
3. (music) staccato dot
4. light drunkenness

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

Further reading

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