puntillazo
Spanish, noun/puntiˈʝaθo/
puntillazo is spelled P-U-N-T-I-L-L-A-Z-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 78 million words in written Spanish, the 304,756th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Puntillazo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “coup de grâce” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Golpe que se da con la puntilla del pie”.
What does puntillazo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecoup de grâce
- 2
masculineany of the massive beach parties held at La Puntilla, in Pichilemu, Chile
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Golpe que se da con la puntilla del pie. 2. Revés que termina de completar la desgracia de alguien. 3. Broma.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of puntillazo
- puntillazos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce puntillazo?
- /puntiˈʝaθo/
- [pũn̪.t̪iˈʝa.θo]
- [pũn̪t̪iˈʝaso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is puntillazo in Spanish?
puntillazo appears about once in every 78 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).