pontapé

Portuguese

Etymology

From ponta +‎ pé.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /põ.taˈpɛ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /põ.tɐˈpɛ/

Rhymes: -ɛ
Hyphenation: pon‧ta‧pé

Noun

pontapé m (plural pontapés)

kick (with the toe)
(figurative) mistake, blunder
Um pontapé na gramática. ― A grammatical blunder.

Quotations

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Derived terms

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