Finnish

Noun

1. pound (currency)

Declension

Italian

Noun

1. point, head, tip, top, peak, end
2. (small quantity) pinch, touch, hint
3. bit (of a drill)
4. In the context of "football (soccer)|lang=it": forward, striker, attacker

Synonyms

• (1) estremità, cima, testa
• (2) pizzico, tocco, accenno
• (3) attaccante

Derived terms

• a punta
• appuntare
• appuntire
• cane da punta - gun dog
• puntale
• puntare
• puntarella
• puntasecca
• puntata
• puntello
• punteruolo
• puntina
• spuntare

Verb

1. Form of Third-person singular present tense, puntare
2. Form of Second-person singular imperative, puntare

Spanish

Pronunciation

• lang=es|/punˈta/

Etymology

puncta.

Noun

1. end

Derived terms

• sacapuntas

Tagalog

Verb

1. go

Punta is a type of music found primarily in Honduras, Guatemala, Belize and Nicaragua.

According to certain scholars, punta is the contemporary electronic offshoot of an ancestral rhythm and dance of the Garifuna people of Central America, performed during celebrations or festive occasions, with links to West Africa and an ancient rhythm called Bunda, or "buttocks" in the Mandé language.

Today punta musicians in Central America, the US, and elsewhere have made further advances with the introduction of the piano, woodwind, brass and string instruments.

See also

• Garifuna music
• Punta rock