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puntilla

American

[poon-tee-uh, poon-tee-lyah, -yah] / punˈti ə, punˈti ljɑ, -jɑ /

noun

(in bullfighting) a short dagger used for cutting the spinal cord of the bull.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

puntillas

plural

Etymology

Origin of puntilla

1830–40; < Spanish, diminutive of punta point

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